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    S&W serial#/date of manf.

    Where can I find a list telling the manufacture date for the serial number on a S&W model 36 Chief Special?
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    for $30 the factory offers a 'Letter of Authenticity' for your pistol.
    http://www.smith-wesson.com/webapp/w..ectionId=10504
    other than that, ive heard its hard to date a s+w exactly due to them using a strange numbering system. dont know for sure if its true or not.
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    Thanks for the info. I searched the web and found nothing of help. I may have to pay the piper.
    Thanks again.
    Carl
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    I don't know about the exact date but, I called Smith and gave them my Sn. and they told me the year.
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    Huntingguy, that sounds good. Do you have the number you called?
    I have mine and my uncles mod 36. I know when I bought mine and I have a vague idea of when my uncle bought his. He's dead now so I can't ask.
    How did you find the number if you don't still have it?
    If all else fails I will join and seek the info on the S&W site above.
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    Huntingguy, that sounds good. Do you have the number you called?
    I have mine and my uncles mod 36. I know when I bought mine and I have a vague idea of when my uncle bought his. He's dead now so I can't ask.
    How did you find the number if you don't still have it?
    If all else fails I will join and seek the info on the S&W site above.
    I think I just called S&W customer service.
    http://www.smith-wesson.com/webapp/w..ectionId=10504
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    1-800-331-0852 (USA)
    Mon-Fri 8:00AM-8:00PM Eastern Time
    The number is from the link above. I am pretty sure that is the one I called. I had an early J frame I wanted to convert to a 32HR so I called.. It is possible I got in contact with the custom shop.. (No they wouldn't convert it..)
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    Thanks huntinguy, I'll call them monday.
    Why don't you reline the barrel and make a new cylinder???
    My dad had a S&W .32 kit gun with a 4' barrel. The kit gun is a J frame. You may be able to find a kit gun with a snub barrel or you could snub it yourself.
    I ended up with dads guns and gave the kit gun to my sister.
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    It is the same gun as you mentioned but with a three inch barrel. The gun is perfect, not even a wear mark. Maybe it has 100 rounds through it.
    My daughter (13) shot it a few times then it went back to its owner. I thought it was going to stay with me, that is when I called Smith. I just wanted a little more power out of it.
    I really like the 32. great kids gun, makes bigger holes than a 22. impresses the kids more.

Database: Take Our Survey. A Collector's Dream: SMITH & WESSON MODEL NO. 2 ARMY REVOLVER: This database was created in late 1960s. I maintained it until 1980 when I recovered from a two year hospital stay. At that time I turned all of the material over to John Otteman. Two pin with large serial number: 1168: 5: Blue: 90: 2: 1197. Dating a Smith & Wesson Revolver: This list is merely a general guide and not meant to be exact. There is some dispute regarding the dates on some serial numbers. Your gun may actually be a year off from what is listed. The precise shipping date as 'lettered' can be several years off depending on model.

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April 13th, 2012, 03:56 PM #1

Smith and Wesson serial number
Hey folks,
In the divorce and move, I've misplaced my Smith & Wesson book that gave serial numbers. IF anyone out there has one - the Roy Jinks book - help me with one.
It's an old 5 screw model - 32 Long caliber. The last date on the barrel is Dec 22, 1914. The number behind the crane is 44480 and the number on the butt is 326575.
Some one let me know if you've got a few minutes to spare.
Thanks,
Mark

April 14th, 2012, 07:24 PM #2

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Mark,
The 'Standard Catalog of Smith&Wesson' lists your revolver as a .32 Hand Ejector, Third Model. With serial number 326575 on the butt it fall within being made from 1911-1942. Built on the round butt I frame with five screws. Yours should have a heat-treated cylinder. Hope this helps.
April 18th, 2012, 08:31 AM #3

Thanks so much - I was guessing 1924, so I was close.
Mark

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