29-2 Questions about multiple serial numbers

[02-fatboy]

I recently purchased a 29-2. It has two a second serial number stamped below the factory S&W serial number. It 14952 along with the stamping D14??? Does anyone know what this signifies? So far there is speculation that it was a police or military gun? Or it was a stamped at the custom shop??

I can't find any into on what this stamping or the D14 means, and the gun has an 8 3/8 inch barrel so I imagine it would be odd if this would have been a police or military gun??

Any input from the experts would be great.

 

[02-fatboy]

Very crazy I just found another S&W with the same D14 stamp??? What does this mean??? Why are they stamping these guns with D14?

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[Jimmyjones]

I'm no expert, but I see nothing unusual about the numbering on your link.

Those are factory tracking numbers, other than the model number they don't mean anything now.

The SN is on the butt for that vintage

 

[Mike McLellan]

Is it just a coincidence that the armory at Area 51 is known as D-14? I think not!

 

[Club Gun Fan]

D 14 is an assembly number.

 

[02-fatboy]

So just to be clear, its normal for this gun to have two different serial numbers and the stamping D14 doesn't mean anything? Why would S&W put multiple serial numbers like this on there gun???

 

[02-fatboy]

below the 14592 its stamped D14. Its hard to see in the picture but it is there.

 

[Gun 4 Fun]

The one with the N in front is the serial number. It should match the one on the bottom of the butt. The one on the butt is the only one that counts. The other number is not a serial number. It is an assembly number.

 

[fyimo]

The other numbers on the revolvers other than the serial numbers are , inspection stamps, Manufacturing process numbers, and control numbers. In the old days they would also stamp the frame when revolvers were send back for rework or refinishing.

 

[Doc44]

An assembly number was stamped on selected parts (yoke and frame) to make sure they were kept together during subsequent steps in manufacturing. The official serial number is stamped on the butt. The serial number is also stamped in the yoke cut. The other numbers, letters, and sometimes symbols are stamped there by individuals who fitted, assembled, and inspected the revolver.

Bill