Model 41 Question

[TonyR]

I have been searching around this site for over an hour trying to find some sort of serial number chart to give me an aprox year of production of a mod. 41. I 'm sorry for asking but will someone point me in the right direction. That said I'm really more interested in knowing if the gun in question is from a time when they were made , how should I say this, well. No disrespect intended to the factory or its workers but we all know that some times were more preferred than others.This gun is available to me for a very fair price and appears to be unfired and in beautiful condition. Mod 41 7" ser# BMC1737. I have an early A prefix gun with a cocking ndicator wich is very accurate and trouble free, should I expect the same from this newer model? Best, TonyR

 

[BlackTalonJHP]

Looks like it was made sometime in February 1993.
As for being as good as the older A prefix, well, let's just say
that people like the older ones better. Not that newer is bad,
just not the same as the older.

 

[dghuppert]

Borrowed this from Rimfire Central

Serial #___ Date of Mfg.
104XX_______ 1958
149XX_______ 1959
189XX_______ 1959
295XX_______ 1960
1120XX______ 1969
114XXX____ ~ 1969
"A" Prefix_____ 1970 with A115001
A145801_____ 1972
A225XXX_____ 1973
A235001_____ 1974
A265001_____ 1975
A295001_____ 1976
A414XXX_____ 1977
A475001_____ 1978
A5824XX_____ 1979
A5841XX_____ 1979
A7175XX_____ 1981
A7981XX_____ 1982
ADB38XX_____ 1983
A875000_____ 1984
TAA1985_____ 1985
TAK7879_____ 1986
TAT2512_____ 1987
TBL7955_____ 1988
TFJ1141_____ 1989
TFNxxxx_____ 1990
TFRxxxx_____ 1991
THD23XX_____ 1991
TZUxxxx_____ 1993
VAMxxxx_____ 1994
S&W started D&T M41 brls in 1994
UAMxxxx_____ 1997
BMC29XX___ > 1998.

The above courtesy of Standard Catalog of Smith & Wesson, 2nd Ed. by Jim Supica and Richard Nahas.

 

[mauiblue]

I'm just glad S&W still makes Model 41 pistols. My Model 41 (circa 2008) shoots like a dream and is accurate if I do my part.

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[TonyR]

I agree, thank you all for your comments. They were helpful and informative. TonyR