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Trying to find the date

brickmaster1248brickmaster1248 Member Posts: 3,344
edited December 2008 in Ask the Experts
I have recently acquired a S&W 44 mag. It is a 5 screw model with serial number 166XXX. Any help would be appreciated.
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  • cussedemguncussedemgun Member Posts: 985 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Sir,

    Your serial # appears to be incompete. For a 5 screw pre 29, you should have an S prefix serial #.

    For a ser. #S 166xxx the manufacture date would be about 3rd quarter of 1956 per 'Standard Catalog of Smith & Wesson'

    Jim
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  • brickmaster1248brickmaster1248 Member Posts: 3,344
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by cussedemgun
    Sir,

    Your serial # appears to be incompete. For a 5 screw pre 29, you should have an S prefix serial #.

    For a ser. #S 166xxx the manufacture date would be about 3rd quarter of 1956 per 'Standard Catalog of Smith & Wesson'

    Jim


    It does have an S prefix. I forgot to mention that.


    I would say that its no less than 90% probably more like 95% condition with a 6 1/2 barrel. thats measuring the barrel from cylinder to the tip. Any idea on value anyone?
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