Smith and wesson 19-3 serial number help

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Greetings all, I have just purchased my second smith and wesson revolver and was trying to dig up some information on it with no such luck. Alas here I am in hope's of identifying the production date and or date of sale and whatever information anyone is willing to share as I don't know much of the history except what little can be found on the wiki. Ramble over, here are the details as per the sticky on how to help identify.

I have a mod 19-3 s/n: 7 k57 xx, blued finish 4" barrel in 357 magnum.


Not the best picture but hopefully it can help, thanks in advance
 

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Hi and welcome to the S&W Forum.

No Model 29 was ever chambered for the .357 Magnum. Moreover, the Model 29 is an N frame and would not have a 7K serial number.

I believe what you have is a Model 19-3, made in about 1975. Without the complete serial number, that could be off by a year. But if the serial number is 7K57xxx, 1975 is the year.
 
JP@AK said:
Hi and welcome to the S&W Forum.

No Model 29 was ever chambered for the .357 Magnum. Moreover, the Model 29 is an N frame and would not have a 7K serial number.

I believe what you have is a Model 19-3, made in about 1975. Without the complete serial number, that could be off by a year. But if the serial number is 7K57xxx, 1975 is the year.
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Yes that is my mistake on the model number, must have fat fingered the 2 instead of the 1 and did not proofread before posting, my apologies
 
JP@AK said:
Hi and welcome to the S&W Forum.

No Model 29 was ever chambered for the .357 Magnum. Moreover, the Model 29 is an N frame and would not have a 7K serial number.

I believe what you have is a Model 19-3, made in about 1975. Without the complete serial number, that could be off by a year. But if the serial number is 7K57xxx, 1975 is the year.
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Also the whole serial number is 7 k57 52
 
Fatjeezus, first off, welcome aboard! Also, what was suggested to me maybe 2 years ago, pick up or order the book Standard Catalog Of Smith & Wesson by Jim Supica and Richard Nahas, published by Gun Digest Books. It has a wealth of information about all the S&Ws. Even if you never buy another S&W this book is great to just pick up and open to any page and it's just plain great to read.
Peace, Jeff T., Pittsburgh, PA
 
Fatjeezus said:
Also the whole serial number is 7 k57 52
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Where on the gun are you seeing that serial number? I suspect it is in the yoke area or perhaps on the box end label. I suggest you remove the stocks and look on the butt. Then we will know for sure what the serial number is. The spaces you are showing between the 7 and the K, and between the second and third digits after the K have me suspicious.

If the number is 7K5752 (only four digits after the K), then the likely assembly date is 1974.
 
Welcome to the forum, Fatjeezus. Nice looking M19-3 you found, my own revolver's twin. JP@AK is one of our resident experts, so he's right on the money. I'd have said 1975, but I go on the generalities of the SCSW, he has more refined info and experience. My own M19-3 is 7K121xx, so not terribly far from yours, and I believe it to be 1974.

When you get an opportunity, show us some more pics, a bit closer and from different angles. One thing you'll learn here is we all like to drool on other people's guns.
 
I have a 19-4 s/n 119K6xx. Can you tell me the production date please?
 
Friend of mine has an older sw for sale, he said unfired, I was wondering if anyone knows more about it? 44 magnum I think. I have a photo of it attached, let me know what yall think, thanks.
 

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Very nice 44 Magnum with a 5-screw frame. Most likely dates to sometime in 1956 (first year of production) or possibly early 1957. Coke bottle stocks look very nice.

Bill
 
JP@AK said:
Where on the gun are you seeing that serial number? The spaces you are showing between the 7 and the K, and between the second and third digits after the K have me suspicious.
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He may be reading the number off the box label, where the number gets broken up.
 
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