S&W dating question

[M67]

Can anyone tell me the age of a k38 (14-1) serial # 417xxx and a k22 (17-2) serial # 531xxx?

 

[Maxinquaye]

Heh, here I thought you were gonna ask which S&W to take on a date...

 

[valnar]

Heh, here I thought you were gonna ask which S&W to take on a date...

I gotta admit, that was the only reason I clicked on the link!



-Robert

 

[EJ]

A K-38 --Mdl 14-1 has a manufacturing date of btw 1959 and 1961--

The serial # you list doesn't jive--Unless it is K417xxx then it is 1960--

The 17-2 was manufactured btw 1961 and '67-- K531xxx lists to 1963--

Or your numbers could ba assembly numbers--

Look on the butt for a number with a "K" prefix--

 

[M67]

OK, stupid thread title. I should've seen that. But at least I made you look...

EJ, there is a k prefix on both of them. I just need to clean my spectacles more often.

Thank you.

 

[EJ]

You have two superb pieces of art there -- M67

 

[M67]

You have two superb pieces of art there

Not quite - they are not mine, they belong to my father. My grandmother is 99 and still lives alone in her own house - with those genes and the advances in modern medicine, I guess Dad has a few decades left at the shooting range before thinking about transfering his guns to junior.

But you are right, they are pieces of art. Or maybe "masterpiece" is a better word.