S&W had no record of my 629-1 serial #

[lilwoody]

I can't find it either. It is ADFxxxx ,(it is a very low digit suffix) and S&W said they have no record of it. I broke the hammer stud and if it's not in Kufenhausen's book it's definitely out of my wheel house.
I have owned it since 92 and was with my friend when he bought it in 83 right after they became available. After sending S&W a picture of the serial numbers inside the yoke and the grip frame the said send it. Without response about how the "have no record" of it.
This and the 5 month turn around gives me some second thoughts on sending it to them. We have a very good gunsmith here but something this precise has me rethinking things.

 

[StrawHat]

…We have a very good gunsmith here but something this precise has me rethinking things.

So why not keep it local and let your gunsmith handle it?

Kevin

 

[Yendor357]

Pardon my ignorance, What’s a “hammer stud”?

 

[Nightowl]

If it were mine, I would want Protocol Design's opinion on this repair!

 

[steelslaver]

Pardon my ignorance, What’s a “hammer stud”?

The pin inthe frame that the hammer pivots on. On the 629-1 it need pressed out and a new one pressed in. Then a bit of excess will probably stick out the non sideplate side, need finished flush to match rest of frame

Numerich has them for about $4

 

[murphydog]

I can't find it either. It is ADFxxxx ,(it is a very low digit suffix) and S&W said they have no record of it. I broke the hammer stud and if it's not in Kufenhausen's book it's definitely out of my wheel house.
I have owned it since 92 and was with my friend when he bought it in 83 right after they became available. After sending S&W a picture of the serial numbers inside the yoke and the grip frame the said send it. Without response about how the "have no record" of it.
This and the 5 month turn around gives me some second thoughts on sending it to them. We have a very good gunsmith here but something this precise has me rethinking things.

I believe they asked for the serial number to ensure it was a model-stamped gun, and therefore parts are still available. No clue as to how the serial number isn't in their system - probably a database glitch or omission from 42 year ago.

Agree there are qualified non-factory gunsmiths that could fix it, and a lot sooner than the factory.

 

[Alk8944]

"I can't find it either. It is ADFxxxx ,(it is a very low digit suffix) and S&W said they have no record of it."

This happens sometimes. If you were to request a "Factory letter" it would report the SN as "Open on the books". Not common, but not un-heard of.

 

[Shotguncoach]

If you letter it, you'll probably get something like this back: