Hello I purchased a S&W MODEL 17-4 with the serial number 99K2175 I looked this up in my Standard Catalog of S&W and I see 9K2175 would fit in 1976, 77, 78 ?? so my Question is why does it hav two 9's 99K???? and 4 digits after the K this is a 8 3/8" barrel NIB with all 8 pc's of paperwork cleaning rod, tools and screwdriver in unsealed plastic bag in two pc blue box with correct end label in unfired condition, also A in circle with number 04548 and A10 markings
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99K to 124K dates to 1981 (R. G. Jinks, History of S&W, page 190). 04548 is an assembly number stamped on selected parts and the other markings were stamped by craftsmen who assembled and inspected your revolver.
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Targets Guy
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99K1166, a Model 17-4 with a 8 3/8" barrel, shipped March 1982.
99K4023, a Model 17-4 with a 6" barrel, shipped Feb 1982.
99K4023, a Model 17-4 with a 6" barrel, shipped Feb 1982.
Based on a note I got from Roy several years ago, 99K numbers were assigned in 1981. Of course, a revolver with one of those numbers could easily have shipped in 1982, as evidenced in Targets Guy's post.
Because all the serial numbers with one digit before the K got used up. After that, they went to two digits before the K, and so on. There were never more than 6 total numeric digits, but sometimes there were fewer. There are two known revolvers with seven digits, but those were historically significant and went to the museum (not sold).
