Date of Manufacturer?

[Thomasss]

I just picked up a minty S&W 586. 6 inch .357 in Nickel finish. Can anyone give me a manufacture date on it?
Serial Number is: AJY78xx

 

[ArchAngelCD]

There is a thread for this at the top of the forum section. You really should ask there.

 

[ontarget]

Looks like probably 1985-86, although I don't see AJY**** listed at all. The rest of the AJ?*** are from 85-86.

 

[ArchAngelCD]

I just picked up a minty S&W 586. 6 inch .357 in Nickel finish. Can anyone give me a manufacture date on it?
Serial Number is: AJY78xx

I would email S&W and ask them. I bough a M640 and could not find the serial number range in the SCSW so I asked S&W. They said it was part of a special run and would not be in the book. It's possible your gun is the same, how could it hurt to ask?