I don't have my book with me so any help appreciated. Serial of 40K99XX.
Thanks friends!
Thanks friends!
66-1 date
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Hair Trigger
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Your SN falls into the range of 25K0001 to 56K9999, listed in the SCSW as 1978-79.
OP
Cool, didn't realize the company would do that. Thanks, I'll call Thursday.
Don't bother. 90 times out of 100, the people on the phone get it wrong. This has been going on ever since the company eliminated the Historian position and Roy Jinks left S&W.
40K numbers were used in 1978. The 66-1 was made from 1977 until 1982. Yours is from 1978, but could have shipped the following year. They did not leave the factory in serial order.
Hair Trigger
US Veteran
You can also request a letter from the SWHF, which will give you the ship date and who it shipped to (a dealer or wholesaler, not the individual who first purchased it). IMO not really worth the $100, unless the gun is old with a history, or a very limited production, or otherwise rare.
Yep. My 2.5" -1 (30K) shipped in 78, the year I bought it.
OP
I've lettered other revolvers, much older than this one, no real desire at this point to delve deeper into it's history, more curious than anything else.
Thanks for the info, I'll be getting my book back later today, you guys are the best!
Thanks for the info, I'll be getting my book back later today, you guys are the best!
