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Originally Posted by Balemaster
Hello-
About 10 years ago I bought my first pistol used and it was a 32 s&w long CTG.
The serial number on the bottom of the hand grip and on the bottom of the barrel is ( B 3660 ). But on the inside of the right side plate, cylinder yoke and the cylinder housing the number is ( 8840). The last date on the patent list on the top of the barrel is ( Sept 2, 1902 ). It has black plastic grips (That may or may not be original).
I am just curious about the year and possible value of the pistol.
Any help would be appreciated.
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Hello Balemaster, and welcome to the S&W forum. Sounds like what you have is a .32 Hand Ejector, Second Model. A four-digit serial number indicates production in 1903. Unless your gun has been completely thrashed, it is probably worth at least a couple of hundred. If it is in really good shape, value would go higher. Can you post pictures? Look back a couple of posts in this thread for instructions on how to do it.
These older S&Ws can be great fun to own and (with the proper ammo) shoot.