SWOH
Member
How do you tell (by eye) and is there a date & serial number range (looking at 1006) for when this happened?
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Narrow hood vs. wide hood barrel 3rd gen
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JohnHL
SWCA Member
Narrow barrel hood is approx. 1/4" wide.
Wide barrel hood is approx. 3/8" wide.
No official date/serial number, but around 1993.
John
Wide barrel hood is approx. 3/8" wide.
No official date/serial number, but around 1993.
John
JohnHL
SWCA Member
Hmm
I'll have to check my 1006 (earlier model), but I think mine is narrow.
I'll have to check my 1006 (earlier model), but I think mine is narrow.
MattyD380
Member
Is there an advantage to one design vs. the other?
JohnHL
SWCA Member
Yes.
During manufacturing, the wide hood barrel reduces the number of machining operations on the slide assembly.
In operation, it keeps the breech face cleaner by eliminating areas where fouling builds up.
John
JohnHL
SWCA Member
ACEd
SWCA Member
Were the 10mm all Narrow Hood?
JohnHL
SWCA Member
From my reading of the part lists, the 1006 had both (narrow then wide), the 1026 was narrow only, and the 1066, 1076 and 1086 were wide only.
John
Green Frog
Member
When I was gathering parts for my Franken-Smith 639, hood width was my big stumbling block. After looking vainly for a wide hood barrel from a 915 for that slide I’d picked up for several weeks, I ended up swapping it off out of frustration! 
Froggie
Froggie
So when looking for a 10mm, is one more desirable than the other? Price differential?
MattyD380
Member
That makes sense.
ACEd
SWCA Member
From post above, it appears you dont really have a choice of hoods per se except for the 1006 - the "compact" version with shorter barrel 1066, 1076, 1086 have the wide hood and the longer barreled 1026 (1046?) have the narrow hood except for the 1006 which you may have a choice.
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JohnHL
SWCA Member
From a standpoint of collectibility, I have witnessed no discernible difference in price or desirability.
I imagine very few owners or covetors have any idea or concept of the difference in barrel hood width.
From a standpoint of functionality, the wide barrel hood was an improvement, so for me, that makes it more desirable, although my 1006 has the narrow hood and it doesn't bother me... much.
John
Thanks, that's what I was thinking...since I am one of those who, until this thread, didn't know.
