Need help identifying the manufacture year.

[IRONSIDES68]

Hey everybody,
I've been lurking around for awhile because I picked up a couple of S&W revolvers recently.

I was wondering if I could get some more info about them.
The first one is a 4" model 66 no dash that has been Magna ported, It has stainless sights. The serial # is 4K7.
Here are some pictures



The second one is a Model 36 no dash that judging by the wear on the sides of the cylinder spent a lot of time in someones desk. The serial # on the butt is J79701

I really enjoy them although the wife has confiscated my Model 36 as her desk gun.

 

[erikpolcrack]

Your 66 is '74 and your 36 is '81. I have no expertise - just a quick look-up in SCSW 4, which I hope I got right.

 

[IRONSIDES68]

Thanks, It seems like S&W tried to make serial number look up as difficult as possible. I have a Colt detective special and a Marlin 336. It was super easy to look up the year of manufacture on both of them.

 

[JP@AK]

Hi

Your Model 36, serial number J79701 (five digits), is from 1970.

Your Model 66, serial number 4K7, is from 1972.

Either of them could have shipped later, but those are production years for them.

 

[two-bit cowboy]

I heartily agree with Jack's assessment of the ship date: 1970,
based on others in the Chiefs Special database I maintain.

Would like to see photos of it, too.

The J1-J9999 serial number range began in 1969 and ended in 1970.

Congrats on two really nice and desirable Smith & Wessons.

 

[IRONSIDES68]

I heartily agree with Jack's assessment of the ship date: 1970,
based on others in the Chiefs Special database I maintain.

Would like to see photos of it, too.

The J1-J9999 serial number range began in 1969 and ended in 1970.

Congrats on two really nice and desirable Smith & Wessons.

I only took a couple of pictures of it, I had to sneak it away from the wife.
In the one picture. You can see the marks on the cylinder, My guess is from it laying in a desk drawer.
The guy I got it from said that it was a police trade in. I have no idea if that is true.