Smith & Wesson Lemon Squeezer

[draper5]

My dad just recently got a S&W Lemon Squeezer and the serial number is different from what we have seen when looking them up. Could someone please help me. I can email a picture of the number. The serial number is 201 then like a 9 but looks more like a emblem then a 20.

[BadKarma]

There is lots of Smith experts here unfortunately I am not one of them but I can say Congrats and someday I will have one those pistols some day.

[Hondo44]

Are you sure the 1st digit is a 2? Looks like a star preceding the number. That means it's been back to the factory for repair or refinish. Then looks like 01?20. What # is on other parts of the gun? All major parts also have the serial # stamped on them. If there's a star or diamond before any of the other #s, those parts were replaced at the factory.

[mmaher94087]

Looks like 201920 but I might need a new monitor also. Mike #283

[opoefc]

I read that number as 201920, and that should match the numbers on the barrel, latch & cylinder. There are 6 digits centered on the butt. If the first stamping is a star ( indicating a factory repair/refinish) , the six stamped figures would not be centered. The stars were usually stamped after the serial number. Ed.

[SDH]

A better photo would tell the tale.

[Oyeboteb]

Image of the entire Revolver would be nice also...

[humboldt]

For $50 you can have S&W give you a letter giving the history, date of Mfg., and where the gun was originally shipped. The letter is a nice piece to accompany the gun, and will usually increase the selling price by at least your $50 outlay.

[Dosgatos]

A better photo would be the solution. My take on the number is also 201920, but when I sharpen it and enlarge it in Photoshop it becomes questionable.

[Hondo44]

To verify the number, Look at the other major parts of the gun, they are all numbered to match. You'll need a magnifying glass.

[Dosgatos]

The number on the butt should show up in three other locations: the rear of the cylinder, the bottom of the latch, and between the ears of the barrel:

[Magnumdood]

...what's a "Lemon Squeezer"?

[Dosgatos]

Lemon Squeezer: .32 or .38 S&W Safety Hammerless (also called New Departure) with a "safety" bar on the back of the grip frame which must be depressed by the shooter's hand before the gun will fire.