The Definitive Model 40/42 Thread

[JordonC2]

Les
When you open the crane it just says BOND.
Ha I never knew it what it meant seriously though there is no model number.
Numbers match on gun, grips and box. Bore is perfect. A few chips in the paint but over all very good condition. It even has the easy to lose grip safety pin.

 

[two-bit cowboy]

You said it has the "bug" screw. Do you mean the 4th screw or the 4th screw plus the smaller screw that holds the 4th screw in place? Some folks tend to misname the 4th screw as the bug; that's why I ask.

Have you tried a magnet on the cylinder? The earliest examples had aluminum cylinders (probably earlier than your sn, but it's worth checking).

The Standard Catalog of Smith & Wesson, 4th Ed., shows a range of $700 for Excellent through $1,300 for ANIB. You said the blueing has some chips, but for my money the box makes up for some of that.

My two bits.

 

[JordonC2]

2Bit
Thanks for info. Bug screw has a second screw on top and off center of the 1st.

 

[Elmer Fan]

1974 - Total production ends. The last known Model 40 to be produced was serial number L9861. According to Smith & Wesson data, total production numbers totaled about 40,000 units from 1952 to 1974.
SERIAL NO. range: - L9861


I just picked Up L9867 which included a letter referencing it as the third to the last, or L9879 as the last in this series.

 

[StevethePirate]

Just picked up this 40 Centennial from around 1964 (SN 237XX) I think. Hoping to put it to some good use!