Birth Date Please
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The Standard Catalog indicates about 1993.
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VCU = 1994-1997
Smith and Wesson has a unique and non-sequential (to some extent) serial numbering system. The only way to find your manufacture date is to either A: Post the first 3 letters and first number from you serial number here, and someone with the Standard Catalog of Smith and Wesson will look it up for you, or B: you can buy a copy of the Standard Catalog of Smith and Wesson and look it up yourself. It is even available as a Kindle e-book for direct reference right on your PC, which is how I have it currently.
Fun fact for those who don't know: The Kindle edition of the SCSW is eligible for Amazon's Kindle Unlimited program, so if you are already a subscriber to that, you have access to the catalog at no additional charge.
Looks like sometime in 1986 according to the Standard Catalog of Smith and Wesson. It's not any more specific than that.
-That serial# dates to about 1974.
-The Model 459 was produced from 1979-1987
Both above are from the Standard catalog of S&W 3rd Edition. Something is amiss here that doesn't jive. Can you post some pic's of the pistol?
A buddy wants to sell me his pistol. He texted me a picture of it and that is my best guess on the serial number from a grainy cell phone picture. I was just trying to figure out about how old it was. I'll get a more accurate ser # soon. Thanks for the info.
