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Originally Posted by Malysh
..I have the letter upstairs in the safe. I'll get it out and let you know.
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Thanks. I appreciate it.
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Originally Posted by Malysh
...I also have Centennial Airweight #3651, lettered as sold in 1954 with the strain or bug screw imposed over the top side plate screw. I think that one was actually mfg. in 1953.
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Valuable information, in deed. The s/n has been logged in it's designated area.
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Originally Posted by Malysh
...As for 1952s, the first year of production for the Centennial Airweight and the Centennial, we don't find many of them that lettered in the "first year" as production of the Airweight started in Nov. 1952 and the Centennial production started in Dec 1952, so not too many of them were made during the "first year".
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Affirmative. Although I have a member/centennial owner reporting in with a s/n 11xx, shipped in 1952. It would appear that S&W was very busy at the end of 52 shipping out a large amount of Centennials.
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Originally Posted by Malysh
...Dates are from Roy Jinks' book "The History of Smith & Wesso
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Sounds like an authoritative source. I needs to get me one of those...
