Newbie Dane needs help

[VikingDK]

Hi All, I have just bought a 586 with 6" barrel (will have to wait 4-6 weeks on background check before getting my hands on it) I would like to now how old it is, and as I gather from search here in your great forum, it requires a book to look up the serialnumber. Will one of you guys be so nice and look up my number?

BDB23XX

Thanks a lot

 

[g8rb8]

Welcome to the forum.

BDB23XX
Per the SCSW (Standard Catalog of Smith & Wesson Third Edition) that gun should date to sometime between October 1988 and February 1989.
The 586-3 (dash 3, i.e. third engineering or production change) was introduced in 1988 so I would suspect your 586 is a dash-3.

 

[bananaman]

Welcome to the FORUM! Now, that is what I'd call a wait! It should be worth it though. I have a 586 , 4" from 1983, and a 686-3, 6" from 1989. What's there not like about them? Post pictures when you get it! Bob

 

[VikingDK]

Thanks and thanks a lot for your fast reply. I didn't even now it was a third edition, nice to now. I cant wait to get to shoot with it, i have been very lucky to get a like new gun. It looks like it have only shot the test shots from the factory!
But thanks again and I will properly be back again with more questions when i get the gun

 

[VikingDK]

Welcome to the FORUM! Now, that is what I'd call a wait! It should be worth it though. I have a 586 , 4" from 1983, and a 686-3, 6" from 1989. What's there not like about them? Post pictures when you get it! Bob

That is actually fast! a year ago it was 6 months!! but the government hired more people to get the job done, so i´m happy

 

[S&W Oldtimer]

Welcome to the forum.

 

[GunarSailors]

Welcome from the Sundby area of Copenhagen! Excellent choice with the 586. What gun club do you belong to?

 

[Kernel Crittenden]

Thanks .... I didn't even now it was a third edition.....

If you can wait, this summer there's a new 4th edition due. Hopefully, there's no long waiting period for books in Denmark (yet).

 

[GunarSailors]

If you can wait, this summer there's a new 4th edition due. Hopefully, there's no long waiting period for books in Denmark (yet).

I think he was referring to it being a 586-3, not the SCSW 3rd edition.

 

[Kernel Crittenden]

I think he was referring to it being a 586-3, not the SCSW 3rd edition.

Maybe. The dash-number is an angle I never considered.

 

[GunarSailors]

Maybe. The dash-number is an angle I never considered.

Although, you know... I am wrong so often, just ask my wife . That if I were a betting man, my money would be on you.

 

[Jaysq]

Welcome from North Carolina

 

[tekarra]

Welcome aboard.

 

[bigwheelzip]

Hej from South Carolina, and Velkommen to the forum.

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