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S&W Revolvers: 1980 to the Present All NON-PINNED Barrels, the L-Frames, and the New Era Revolvers


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Old 06-11-2018, 10:11 AM
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Serial # is AJF37xx.

(I asked here, but it was kind of buried in the thread.)

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The only way to determine a shipping date is with a factory letter.

However we can guesstimate a manufacture date using the serial number and various published lists.

You revolver was most likely produced late in 1985

If you have the original box, there is a 99%+ chance that the actual date of manufacture is coded under the label heading "SPEC ORD"
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Old 06-11-2018, 12:44 PM
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The only way to determine a shipping date is with a factory letter.

However we can guesstimate a manufacture date using the serial number and various published lists.

You revolver was most likely produced late in 1985

If you have the original box, there is a 99%+ chance that the actual date of manufacture is coded under the label heading "SPEC ORD"
1985 is good enough, thanks. (It didn't come with the box.)
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