645 year of production

[unreel]

Well I took the plunge and purchased a 645 yesterday at a local pawn shop. Been on the lookout for 5 or 6 years now to replace the one I sold in 1992. Can anyone tell me the year of production with TBA-XXX

Thanks in advance,

Dave

 

[824tsv]

Well I took the plunge and purchased a 645 yesterday at a local pawn shop. Been on the lookout for 5 or 6 years now to replace the one I sold in 1992. Can anyone tell me the year of production with TBA-XXX

Thanks in advance,

Dave

Nice score!
Does it have fixed or adjustable sights?
Here's a pic of mine with serial# TBF9436 which I bought new in 1988. The SPC.ORD. code on the box indicates 7323 (1987, 323rd day of the year) so I think you can be pretty sure that your pistol shipped sometime earlier in 1987.

 

[unreel]

Thanks for the quick reply 824tsv. Mine has the fixed sights and doesn't have the wood grips. That is a spectacular looking piece you have there. I haven't had the chance to shoot it yet. Any idea where I can get a few extra magazines for it? I prefer S&W

Thanks

 

[824tsv]

Thanks,
The wood stocks are replacements for a Model 745. I see OEM magazines on eBay all the time and at this point there are a couple of dozen listed right now. My 645 came with orange follower magazines.

 

[Uberdog]

Beautiful 645!

 

[BigBoy99]

Not to steal the thread, but what did you pay for this beauty? The more I look at the 645, the more I'm thinking of trying to find a nice one like yours.

 

[625smith]

645 is a great pistol. I have cycled a magazine of empties through my 645. Here is my fixed sight 645 S/N TAN68XX shipped August 1986.

 

[nicholas.pane]

Hello:
I've got a 745 that I purchased at a gun show about 10 years ago. I love it. What is the difference between the 645 & 745? Was the 6
the entry level into the large frame DA pistols?

thank you,
Nicholas

 

[ffr1910]

as i recall the 645 is sa/da whereas the 745 is sa only-bill

 

[824tsv]

ffr1910 nailed it.....