SN# vs. Assembly #'s

[timbo]

Hello Folks,

First time poster here so please, be gentle.

I'm a proud owner of a Model 10-8 with a 4" barrel, thanks to my son. I did go out and purchase the Standard Catalog of Smith and Wesson and have found it to be a great source of information. However, I'm having a little difficultly in determining the sn. In the yoke area of the frame is MOD 10-8, the yoke is stamped 1944x along with E14. The butt of the frame is stamped with AWF 7495. The left side of the butt frame has E14 close to the frontstrap, 1944X under the grip pin and F30 near the backstrap. The right side has a "S" in a circle near the backstrap, 3406 near the pin and "T" inside a triangle near the frontstrap with a 4 below it.

The closest connection to any of the above numbers or letters is a reference to AWF being a series of later model .38's intended for Peru.

So my curiosity is getting the best of me, any suggestions and explainations will be greatly appreciated.

Best wishes to all!

Tim

 

[fyimo]

AWF 7495 is the serial number and the other numbers are assembly numbers and inspection stamps used to track the parts during assembly. Nickel guns have a N stamped on the frame by the butt and on the cylinder.

Some of the serial numbers during the period when the switched to the three letters are very weird. it is probably a gun made in 1987 or like you said a special run however I put it in 1987.

 

[timbo]

Thank you Art!

 

[HAWKEYE10]

AWF 7495 is the serial number and the other numbers are assembly numbers and inspection stamps used to track the parts during assembly. Nickel guns have a N stamped on the frame by the butt and on the cylinder.

Some of the serial numbers during the period when the switched to the three letters are very weird. it is probably a gun made in 1987 or like you said a special run however I put it in 1987.

Art!! You do a good job explaining things. Don