945-1 PC SKU Identification Help

[sig.natures]

Jag, I use the model numbers too, but recently found a nugget on an obscure site on probably page 20 of the search results. Interestingly it was a guy who acted as bonded storage facility for guns picked up by police. It relieved the PD of risk. He charged the storage fee to the owner and if they didn't pay he sold them in his gun store and online. I just mine the Internet in every way that I can. As I said. Too much time on my hands.

That was a 945-1 in 98% for $1000.

 

[sig.natures]

A Catalog Of All 945 Variants - want to contribute info???

I find 13 different Variants / SKU's for 945s in the Standard Catalog 3rd Edition published January 2007. I have gone through S&W catalogs for years 2007-2013 for models since then and there are few new ones.

I am accumulating pics, characteristics of variants, serial numbers, etc. My end goal is to assemble a document detailing each of the variants with pictures, all characteristics, SN range of production, SKU number etc. and will post that on these forums for everyone's use.

Once I gather and collate as much info as I can I will engage Roy Jinks, S&w's historian to validate and fill in the blanks of the study.

Here is where you come in. I would ask that you provide me with the data from your collection including the serial number less the last digit, and characteristics. Pics would be nice but I can probably find most of them online and save you that time. If you know the SKU number, all the better.

A description might look like this: 5", all black except that all flats on slide and frame are polished bare stainless, scale serrations front and back of slide, is NOT a bill board model, post front and adj rear sights, serial number RSA365x. Has SKU 170300 on the original box. If it has a fired shell casing with the test date Xx.xx.xxxx on it. Dark brown laminated grips.

I would think that the resulting catalogue would be of great value to those of us captivated with the 945s. I shouldn't take a whole lot of time for you to gather the info. I have a lot of time to put into this now while hospitalized with 7-14 days left to depending on test results. So I have no issue putting 40-80 hours into the effort.

If you want to participate send me a PM. You can either send me a PM with the data or send it to my email address which is [email protected].

Steve Hughes

 

[wlp624]

Good idea Steve, I'm in. I'll get all my info together in the next day or so and let you know.

Bill

 

[wlp624]

Everyone please be very careful when looking for expensive / rare models on the web. I just did a search on Arms List dot com and found my gun (see post #13 above) listed for sale using the photos the seller copied from the original GB auction. I reported it to Arms List, but beware there are lots more scams like this out there.

Bill

 

[sig.natures]

A couple ways to verify Arms List. First, look at the user's profile and see if he has or had a number of posts listing different locations, states, etc. I discovered one that way when he did not reply to my request for another pic of a close up of the front of the trigger. That is the second way.

Arms List is known internationally and has a relatively high fraud rate.