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Old 11-13-2010, 06:29 AM
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i see alot of people asking on here and otheir web sites about the manufacture date of their firearm !
and i need help with mine! i figured instead of just asking what it is, i would ask where do i go to look it up !
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Old 11-13-2010, 07:44 AM
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i see alot of people asking on here and otheir web sites about the manufacture date of their firearm !
and i need help with mine! i figured instead of just asking what it is, i would ask where do i go to look it up !
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AS far as I am aware of there is no online S&W S/N database. The info comes from the S&W 'Standard Catalog' by Supica and Nahas. Its in its 3rd edition so some later issued guns are not listed. Yours would be; so supply the S/N and you'll get an answer. The pre-17's started about 1946.
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Old 11-13-2010, 08:19 AM
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AS far as I am aware of there is no online S&W S/N database. The info comes from the S&W 'Standard Catalog' by Supica and Nahas. Its in its 3rd edition so some later issued guns are not listed. Yours would be; so supply the S/N and you'll get an answer. The pre-17's started about 1946.
So? do I supply all the ser.3 or just part of it ? (what part)
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You can give it all or some folks prefer to omit the last 2 numbers.
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