I have a question that even Roy Jinks can't answer. Standard Catalog of Smith and Wesson states that "at least one 681 is known to exist that is mismarked 68-1". I have three. Two were manufactured in 1984 about 500 serial numbers apart and one was manufactured a full year later in 1985. I paid Roy for the certs, but he has no records to indicate how many mismarked were ever produced. I think that these "rare" guns may not be as rare as the Standard Catalog indicates??
Model 681 mismarked 68-1
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Kernel Crittenden
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How would S&W know how many mismarked guns there were? If they knew they were mismarked why would they mismark them?
For all the threads on mismarked guns........ I'm not sure they really care....just something the Government made them do in the mid 50s....still prefer "Combat Magnum" to Model 19.
Kernel Crittenden
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Oh yeah, I forgot. H.R.2150 The Mismarked Revolver Act of 1956. There's a government pork barrel program for everyone.
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Not to hijack the thread, but the real question for an FFL holder/Dealer who has to keep records is this: If a gun comes in, and it is an L frame, 6 shot, fixed sights, full lug, .357 Magnum, a gun that anyone who knows anything is a Model 681, but it is marked 68-1, what is the dealer to do?
Does the dealer log it in as a 681 or as a 68-1?
And for those who came in late, there really is a Model 68. It is essentially a 66 with a 6 inch barrel chambered in 38 Special, made primarily for CHP and LAPD.
So, does the dealer log in such a revolver as a 681 or exactly as marked, 68-1?
Any DEALER ever had this and gotten ATF advice or opinion?
Does the dealer log it in as a 681 or as a 68-1?
And for those who came in late, there really is a Model 68. It is essentially a 66 with a 6 inch barrel chambered in 38 Special, made primarily for CHP and LAPD.
So, does the dealer log in such a revolver as a 681 or exactly as marked, 68-1?
Any DEALER ever had this and gotten ATF advice or opinion?
To correctly ID the firearm, it has to be logged in as it is marked. Even though the manufacturer may have never offered that model, it does exist as that's how it's marked.
Alk8944
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This is another "Internet Myth"!!! If the government had required guns to be assigned model numbers, then every manufacturer would have had to assign model numbers to all if their production too!!!!!!!!!!!!! In case you haven't noticed, this is not the case!
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My 681 is marked 686, with a slight "1" overstamp on the last 6.
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