Grinder... those numbers do match. I found an earlier exchange you had with snw19.357 from Dec, 2008 (4006 prod code 104401) and in that exchange, he (she) posted what looked like a sticker with SN and product code info. I don't have anything like that on my gun or the case or anywhere else...
Grinder,
Gee, what took so long to reply... my post was up a full 2 hrs and 16 mins. OK, thanks for the info. What's the meaning of the 211 stamping - doesn't match anything? I don't have the article anymore - I was overseas 25 years and the purchase was made while on home leave back in 1992...
Hi, I've been trying for some time to find someone who knows something (anything) about this gun. Back in 1992, I saw an article in Guns & Ammo or some other gun mag about the FBI ordering 1000 .40 cals for their HRTs and they were to be made according to some FBI spec in the S&W Performance...