I am new to the site, and S&W pistols. I just acquired a mod.37 airweight, ser#J59529 for $350, was this a good price, and can anyone give me a date of manufacture? It has original grips, and appears to be in great condition, I would guess 95%, only one very small area of blueing being rubbed off. What is the difference between this model and the "dash" models, mine has no dash.
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mkk41
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Welcome!!!
The 37 Chief's Airweight is one of the all-time great carry guns and well worth what you paid.
The 'dash' numbers simply refer to engineering or production changes. (IMO , new and improved simply means cheaper to manufacture.)
Most prefer 'no-dash' models because they have the pinned barrel.
The 37 Chief's Airweight is one of the all-time great carry guns and well worth what you paid.
The 'dash' numbers simply refer to engineering or production changes. (IMO , new and improved simply means cheaper to manufacture.)
Most prefer 'no-dash' models because they have the pinned barrel.
Welcome!! Looks like your revolver was a 1976 or 1977 era. Seems like a fair price for an airweight in good shape. the no dash signifies early version without engineering changes that came later. Enjoy.
hotrod150
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$350 wasn't a good price for a pinned model 37 ....it was a great price! I've been looking for an airweight Chief for a while, got a nice 1973-ish one the end of last year with box etc but it was too nice to bob so I sold it. Just bought a 1956-ish "pre model 37" a few days ago, already bobbed. No original grips box or etc so at about $375 I probably overpaid, even though it's in very good shape-- esp considering it's as old as I am.
