Thread: Date of Mfg for S&W SA 38 3rd model
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Old 01-04-2008, 08:15 PM
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S&W didn't ship guns in any particular serial number order. It is possible to find two identical revolvers where the lower serial numbered gun shipped much later than the higher serial numbered one.

BATFE uses the shipping date to determine the age of S&Ws. The only way to determine the exact shipping date is to request a factory letter from the S&W historian, Roy Jinks.

There is a link to the letter on the offical S&W site.
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