5906 Serial Date

[chili.red]

I recently purchased a S&W 5906 with a KMF serial# prefix, any ideas when this dates to? , I can't find any information on this one anywhere.

TIA

 

[chili.red]

Adding a couple pictures, the two digit serial number was a surprise.

 

[t-bird]

Can't help you with the date but that is one great looking 9 mm. Thanks for the pics. Best of luck and be sure to post a range report.

 

[grif684]

Just a guess based on the MIM hammer and roll marked slide, 1998 to maybe 2000...

 

[chili.red]

I got this in a lot purchase of police trade ins and it was the only one that wasn't stamped with the departments name. It's also the only one with a MIM hammer and trigger.

Don't think I'll have a range report on it because after a complete tear down there was absolutely no residue of any kind inside anywhere. Not sure if this has even been fired outside of S&W.
I also noticed on the tear down that the main spring plunger is plastic not metal like the others, the disconnector assembly is also plastic.

I did some more checking and saw elsewhere that the serial prefix designated it as possibly a LE salesman demo. I'll be calling S&W to see if they can verify.

 

[5906fan]

it's a later model. plastic parts is a clue.
don't know how to say to reference a year #.

 

[chili.red]

Spoke with a S&W rep and he said it was made 06/06/2000, and was one of the last ones they produced. He didn't have the exact figures as to how many were produced in that number range but did say not many.

 

[jimbo728]

That looks like a nice catch by you on a very nice 5906.
Jim

 

[Jeepman1991]

Mine (For which I have had awhile) is a KMF2XXX as well. Took me forever to find this thread! I guess I am to assume mine is a 2000 model as well..

 

[toddimusnimski]

Mine (For which I have had awhile) is a KMF2XXX as well. Took me forever to find this thread! I guess I am to assume mine is a 2000 model as well..

Great guns, love to see a pic if possible. Welcome to the Forum!

Todd

 

[jbtrucker]

Does it have a U stamp beside the trigger pin? Mine is KMF and rarely fired till I bought it few years ago.