I would like to know estimated date of manufacture.
I am very grateful.
.32 S&W Hand Ejector 6"
Model Number: 7981 (inside)
S/N: 483XXX
I am very grateful.
.32 S&W Hand Ejector 6"
Model Number: 7981 (inside)
S/N: 483XXX
can someone help me date it? .32 S&W Hand Ejector 6"
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7981 is an assembly number; model numbers weren't assigned until 1957 and didn't start appearing until 1958. They would be stamped as "MOD XX".
Your revolver was probably built in the mid to late 1930s.
7981 is an assembly number; model numbers weren't assigned until 1957 and didn't start appearing until 1958. They would be stamped as "MOD XX".
Your revolver was probably built in the mid to late 1930s.
I think Gil meant to type "mid-to-late 1920's."
Serial 462442 shipped in January 1927.
Serial 486344 shipped in December 1928.
Serial 462442 shipped in January 1927.
Serial 486344 shipped in December 1928.
#512621, an I frame .32 Long Hand Ejector with a 3 1/4" barrel and nickel finish, shipped April 1938.
OP
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Are you talking about .38 specials or .32 Longs?
.32 S&W Long I frames
You asked for the date of manufacture. The shipping date can be close to the manufactured date or years apart, especially during the depression era 1929 to 1940.
A photo of your gun will help us determine the manufactured time period or answers to the following questions:
Do the grips have medallions?
Is the serial number stamped or marked in pencil on the back side of the right grip panel?
Does that number match the gun's serial number?
Do the grips have a rounded butt or square butt shape?
Does the ejector rod knob under the barrel have a mushroom shape or a barrel shape?
A photo of your gun will help us determine the manufactured time period or answers to the following questions:
Do the grips have medallions?
Is the serial number stamped or marked in pencil on the back side of the right grip panel?
Does that number match the gun's serial number?
Do the grips have a rounded butt or square butt shape?
Does the ejector rod knob under the barrel have a mushroom shape or a barrel shape?
