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Most were available in both the 3rd and 4th Edition. Two new ones were supposed to added to the 5th Ed - a list of law enforcement S&W's and a list of current S&W products. All are available on gunheritage.com

SCSW5 finally available... Please see full post here: SCSW5 is finally here! (sort of....)

No sooner had I responded "Dunno" yet again to the 532nd email/text/FBmessage asking when SCSW5 would be available than a box load of them showed up on my front porch, proving that they actually do exist and that the slow boat from China has finally arrived. Presumably copies are now available...

Rick & I got our final draft of Standard Catalog of S&W 5th Edition off to Gun Digest for layout and final editing July 1. Thanks to all of you here who contributed info! It should be available in November. I'm still dreaming in Excel, but that should pass.

Thanks for the input for the 5th Ed of SCSW! The book is very much a collaborative effort and Rick & I really appreciate your contributions. I've got the material submitted here through June 2 accumulated and added to the book where appropriate. If you have additional corrections or new...

Thanks! Great gun! Message sent.

We could sure use some more reports of triple alpha serial number prefixes on guns made since 2017 for the serial number table in Standard Catalog of Firearms 5th Edition. Get the date from the box label, the fired cartridge case, or S&W Historical Letter or information from the S&W factory...

... not that there's anything wrong with that.

Meanwhile, at the NRA Annual Meeting... The commercial exhibit hall at the NRA Annual Meeting a couple weeks ago was overflowing with lever guns that identify as AR's, bless their hearts. On the collector's row there was also one of these on display: It's the sixshooter that got Sam Colt...

Done through here.

Thanks! For the gun listed on page 97, is that the .38 DA Perfected Model or the .38 DA 5th that has a 2.5" barrel variation?

Very helpful - I wasn't aware of some of these. What was the publication that those pictured pages were in? And is anyone aware of any subsequent information on the antique status of the guns listed that changes the conclusion that all are considered pre-1899 antiques?

Thanks Mike, appreciate the input. It was long long ago in a galaxy far far away, but I don't recall removing much info from the 1st & 2nd Eds when we did the 3rd & 4th. IF you have the time and inclination, I'd enjoy seeing useful info from the 1st & 2nd that was removed. If possible (and if...

Does anyone know the source of these Mod. 3983 photos? We'd like to use them in SCSW5 if we can get the permission of the photographer. If so, please email me the contact info at [email protected] Thanks.

Posted in this thread was the list below from 1970 indicating which early S&W model frames were made prior to 1899, making them Antiques. Is anyone aware of any more recent information that calls these into question? Note, for example, all New Mod. #3 .38 WCF and all DA .38 WCF models. Thanks...