model 17 dates

[Stanley C.]

I would like to know how I would find out the date of manufacture for a model 17 that I recently picked up. The serial # last four digits are 2020. Is a book available that would contain this info. Also, it has the correct box,the cleaning rod, barrel swab and brush, owners manual, reg. card, small screw driver, a small practice target, and diamond grips. any ideas what it is worth?

 

[Stanley C.]

I would like to know how I would find out the date of manufacture for a model 17 that I recently picked up. The serial # last four digits are 2020. Is a book available that would contain this info. Also, it has the correct box,the cleaning rod, barrel swab and brush, owners manual, reg. card, small screw driver, a small practice target, and diamond grips. any ideas what it is worth?

 

[ridgeway]

Stanley,you need the first part of the serial number to date it. KXXXX will do it. Yes there is a book to do this,Standard Catalog of Smith & Wesson by Jim Supica & Richard Nahas.
Was on sale at Amazon,com.

 

[bamabiker]

As far as worth, a picture is worth a thousand words. What condition is the gun in, what barrel length, and what part of the country are you in? Oh, welcome to the forum.

 

[rburg]

Originally posted by Stanley C.:
The serial # last four digits are 2020.

We'd rather have the first 4 digits!

Those are the significant ones for us, not the last ones.