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S&W MODEL 15 DATE OF MANUFACTURE?

MOONEDMOONED Member Posts: 936 ✭✭
edited February 2009 in Ask the Experts
I recently picked up a Model 15 Masterpiece and am curious of the date of manufacture. The serial number is 150100. The number is preceeded by a "K", with several spaces between the K & the number.
This information is on the bottom of the handle.
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  • Old-ColtsOld-Colts Member Posts: 22,697 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    DOM for serial number K150100 should be 1952 according to the Standard Catalog of Smith & Wesson.

    If you can't feel the music; it's only pink noise!

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  • MOONEDMOONED Member Posts: 936 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Thanks so much for the reply.


    Have a great day.

    Aaron
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  • Old-ColtsOld-Colts Member Posts: 22,697 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    You're welcome! Have a great day as well!

    If you can't feel the music; it's only pink noise!

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  • TxsTxs Member Posts: 17,809 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    That's a Combat Masterpice and you have a good gun there. IMHO, in that period S&W produced the best trigger action ever offered on a general purpose revolver.

    Considering your gun's age it could possibly use a thorough internal cleaning/lubrication session, but it should be excellent without any actual modification.
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  • MOONEDMOONED Member Posts: 936 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    TXS- You are correct. It's a Combat Masterpiece. I ahve had a couple of these and they are great guns. I should have provided the correct description.

    Thanks,

    Aaron
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  • CS8161CS8161 Member Posts: 13,596 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by MOONED
    I recently picked up a Model 15 Masterpiece and am curious of the date of manufacture. The serial number is 150100. The number is preceeded by a "K", with several spaces between the K & the number.
    This information is on the bottom of the handle.


    Handle??? Did you mean "gripframe"?[;)]
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  • MOONEDMOONED Member Posts: 936 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    You nailed it Chris. You knew exactly what I meant by the desription I gave.
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