S&W 65-2 C.P.D. (Cincinnati Police Department)

[A.CAssaro]

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I just picked up a new to me 65-2 C.P.D. service revolver. It looks to be in really good shape. Can anyone tell me what the numbers mean and when. It was manufactured

I thing the serial number is 1D79264
Mod 65-2
Number on inside of crane 42497

It's pinned and recessed And stamped C.PD. On the lower left side of the frame.

Here are some picture to help

 

[JP@AK]

1D79264 probably shipped in 1980.

42497 is not a relevant number.

 

[Alk8944]

42497 is not "irrelevant". This is the "assembly number", which means nothing outside of the factory. This will appear on the left side of the grip frame under the stocks and inside the sideplate. It is to assure various fitted parts of the gun remain together during manufacture. These are the frame, sideplate, and the yoke. Yoke is the correct S&W nomenclature. Colt uses the term crane!

 

[bobsguns]

I thing the serial number is 1D79264
Mod 65-2
Number on inside of crane 42497

FWIW, dash 2s were made from 1977 to 1982. The engineering change was moving the gas ring from the yoke to the cylinder.

Looks like the other guys answered your other questions.

These guns are capable of amazing accuracy, IMO. I've used wadcutters with results that amazed me! You may have to look around to find a load it really like once you go past wadcutters, but it'll be out there somewhere. That's the downside with a fixed sight gun, IMO.

I did go with combat grips (rosewoods usually) to help with the summertime sweat on my hands. Makes the gun look better too, IMO. VZ now makes some sort of gray colored grips that look REALLY nice on a SS gun too.

Hope you enjoy it!

 

[Ameshawki]

I have it's twin. About 2000 numbers older.

 

[JP@AK]

42497 is not "irrelevant".

It is irrelevant with respect to the year of manufacture, which is what I understood the question to be.

means nothing outside of the factory

Which means it is "irrelevant" now.