DOM for Used Model 63 Please
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Kernel Crittenden
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I've never seen a "AM" s/n. I collect s/n's and ship dates. I have 37 AL's and 21 AN's. Not a single AM.
Two questions....
1) Any chance you read the s/n incorrectly?
2) Do you have the factory box?
2) Do you have the factory box?
Per the SCSW (Standard Catalog of Smith & Wesson) the AMT prefix, if such a thing, would date to very late 1985 or into 1986 but that purely supposition based upon the available data.
The 63 no-dash was produced 1977 to 1982 so there is a mismatch with either bad information about the serial number or this is not a no-dash?
The 63 no-dash was produced 1977 to 1982 so there is a mismatch with either bad information about the serial number or this is not a no-dash?
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Engine49guy
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IIRC some 63-1's are marked as 63's
Kernel Crittenden
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I could extrapolate a date, based on knowledge of the AL and AN s/n's I have. If I did, it would be Spring/Summer 1985. But it strikes me a odd I don't have a single AM s/n. Something I wasn't even aware of until this thread.
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Hi all, thanks for the attempts to help...
It was "user error" on this end, sorry, and the correct # is AWT 7xxx.
I did confirm it is a no-pin (barrel) Model 63, as there is no dash and over 1/8" of blank steel after the model #.
Thanks!
Old No7
It was "user error" on this end, sorry, and the correct # is AWT 7xxx.
I did confirm it is a no-pin (barrel) Model 63, as there is no dash and over 1/8" of blank steel after the model #.
Thanks!
Old No7
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Kernel Crittenden
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Thanks Kernel!
I didn't have the box the other day, but just went back and got it today (as the shop had misplaced it).
So for under $700, I got a little used Model 63, no-dash, with the factory box and all the paperwork, the flat-steel screwdriver and a cleaning rod.
This will be a companion piece to my Model 631 32 Mag, so I am very pleased with the purchase. Now I just need to tune it up a little, like I've done with all my other Smiths.
Tight groups!
Old No7
I didn't have the box the other day, but just went back and got it today (as the shop had misplaced it).
So for under $700, I got a little used Model 63, no-dash, with the factory box and all the paperwork, the flat-steel screwdriver and a cleaning rod.
This will be a companion piece to my Model 631 32 Mag, so I am very pleased with the purchase. Now I just need to tune it up a little, like I've done with all my other Smiths.
Tight groups!
Old No7
Kernel Crittenden
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On the box's label, what's the four digit number under "Spec. Ord."?
Likely starts with a "7".
Kernel Crittenden
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The ship date of your gun was........
On most guns, the Spec. Ord. number is a "secret" date code.
October 21, 1987.
On most guns, the Spec. Ord. number is a "secret" date code.
