Some neat info I found on the NY-1 guns:
Collection Online - NYCPD - S&W Model 64 NY-1 RB 2 inch
This Smith & Wesson Model 64 NY-1 #BBY8719 was a direct shipment from Smith & Wesson to the New York City Police Department on February 17, 1989. It was part of a 200 gun shipment.
The Model 64 NY-1 revolver was a contract produced gun made exclusivel for the NYCPD. It's specific features were the Double Action Only (DAO) mechanism, special serial number placement and finish.
The Model 64 NY-1's were available from 1987 thru 1993, when they were replaced by the 9mm automatics.
The NYCPD stipulated that the new guns had to have the serial number in three places: the cylinder yoke cut-out, the left side of the frame and the traditional spot on the bottom of the butt. The serial numbers were applied in one of three manners, with the earliest contract guns having the serial numbers stamped in the traditional manner. Later gun had the serial numbers stamped with a 'dot matrix' sort of effect. Lastly, guns mainly towards the end of production had the serial numbers on the butt and yoke either 'dot matrix'ed or stamped, and the frame side serial number 'decal-ed' on.
Early guns had a polished steel look that rapidly gave way to a 'frosted' matte finish.
Early guns are also usually found with hammers that have freely floating firing pins rather than the later mounted spring loaded firing pins.
Naturally, there are overlaps within all these variations.
Model 64 NY-1's fall into 4 major categories:
Model 64-4 NY-1 2 inch Round Butt
Model 64-5 NY-1 3 inch Round Butt
Model 64-5 NY-1 4 inch Round Butt
Model 64-5 NY-1 4 inch Square Butt
Within these four categories, there are subtle variations, mainly based on the manner in which the serial number is applied and on the finish.
The 2 inch gun shown here is one of the less often encountered models. Intended as an off-duty or undercover gun, it's advantage of an extra shot (versus the Model 60 NY-1 or 640, it's authorized ordnance contemporaries) was offset by it's weight and size. However, when the Model 60's authorization was withdrawn, the Model 64-4 NY-1 was pretty much the only game left in town other than the Ruger SPNY.
One interesting note in regards to the Mdel 64-4 NY-1 is that S&W offered them, along with a $25 gift certificate, to officers who had bought the Model 60 NY-1 and returned them when they were no longer authorized.
The total number of known Model 64's of all flavors is 5,479 pieces. A statistical breakdown is as follows:
Model 64-4 NY-1 2 inch Round Butt - 453
Model 64-5 NY-1 3 inch Round Butt - 612
Model 64-5 NY-1 4 inch Round Butt - 932
Model 64-5 NY-1 4 inch Square Butt - 2,169
Additionally, there were 1,313 guns in the records with no notation as the barrel length and grip configuration.
