looks like a lew horton, has three inch barrel, red insert front sight, white outline rear, round butt fingergrip stocks and is a 629-1
what i couldn't find is the serial number in the smith and wesson book.
think made 86-87 but serial is BAN 06xx
Any body see that BAN prefix before?

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I've seen the BAN prefix before. Your gun likley shipped in....

June or July of 1988.

If you call Lew Horton with the s/n they will tell you. Send a nice letter, too.

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This is my dash 1 with an ANC-508x serial number shipped in 85. Not a Lew Horton.

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I sent an email to horton, but no response yet, it would appear to me a production run of about 8000, some horton, some not. I looked in the smith & wesson book 3rd edition, but could not find that prefix, which tells me the book doesn't have everything.

My 3" has a BEE serial number and was made in Sept. of '89. This was a different run that had lugged barrel and unfluted cylinders. You are probably correct on your assumption of the 8K production run during '86/'87.