Looking for year of production

[bullseye shooter]

I recently acquired 2 Smith Wesson semi auto target pistols. Just wondering how to find out when they were built. Thanks
Model 52 TCS 16XX
Model 41 113XXX

 

[colt_saa]

Welcome to the Forum

Your Model 52 was most likely from 1988. If you have the box, the actual date of manufacture is coded on about 99% of the end labels

If there is no A before the Model 41 serial number, it is most likely from 1969 or 1970

 

[bullseye shooter]

year of production

91 88 at bottom right of label. Thanks

 

[colt_saa]

Look for a 4 digit number under the heading "SPEC ORD" on the computer printed end label

99%+ of the time that is the last digit of the year of manufacture. The remaining three digits are the day of manufacture in Julian format

 

[bullseye shooter]

production year

So, with 91 88, year would be 1989, and 188th day?

 

[colt_saa]

So, with 91 88, year would be 1989, and 188th day?

If the 4 digit number under the heading "SPEC ORD" is 9188, then your Model 52 was manufactured on July 7th of 1989

 

[wendelbo]

can i get a production year on this number ? TDL 0580

it is a model 52-2 that i am buying in Denmark in europe

 

[RShaw]

Here's a listing I found for the Model 41.
Looks like yours was built in 1969
Nice find!!

 

[wendelbo]

Here's a listing I found for the Model 41.
Looks like yours was built in 1969
Nice find!!

I think you are wrong.
I know it is a model 52-2 it says so on the side of it

 

[wendelbo]

the model 41 is a 22lr gun while the 52-2 is a 38 wc gun

 

[824tsv]

can i get a production year on this number ? TDL 0580

it is a model 52-2 that i am buying in Denmark in europe

Welcome to the Forum,
The serial# dates to about 1988 according to the serial# tables in the Standard Catalog of S&W 3rd Edition.

 

[wendelbo]

Welcome to the Forum,
The serial# dates to about 1988 according to the serial# tables in the Standard Catalog of S&W 3rd Edition.

Thank you for the information.

Now i can only wait for it to be released to me from the dealer. Waiting for paperwork to come thru, here the paperwork takes at least 2 months.