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To Determine Manufacture Date Based on Serial Number: The 1st three numbers of your serial number will always provide your manufacture date. The 1st number is the YEAR of manufacture; the 2nd & 3rd numbers indicate the MONTH of manufacture.
History. The .38 Special was designed and produced in 1898 to be a higher velocity round, with better penetration properties than the .38 Long Colt that was in Government Service in the Philippines during the Spanish–American War.
Revolvers – The official serial number is located on the bottom of the butt of the frame.
The Obliterated Serial Number Program allows law enforcement agencies to identify recovered firearms whose origins have been masked by serial number destruction or alteration. ATF uses the information to identify firearms trafficking patterns and related crimes.
Serial numbers, first required by the federal Gun Control Act of 1968, are intended to prevent illegal gun sales and make it easier to solve crimes by allowing individual guns to be traced.
Colt manufactured approximately 291,000 of these. 38 caliber revolvers between 1892 and 1907.
38 S&W cartridge is shorter and slightly wider than the . 38 Special. When comparing the size of the two side-by-side, you`re not likely to mix them up.
In 1899 Smith & Wesson introduced its most widely used revolver, the . 38 Military & Police (also known as the Smith & Wesson Model 10). It became the standard sidearm of American police officers for much of the 20th century, with more than 6 million produced.
38 caliber is a frequently used name for the caliber of firearms and firearm cartridges. The . 38 is considered a large firearm cartridge; anything larger than . 32 is considered a large caliber.
Founded in 1816 by Eliphalet Remington (as E. Remington and Sons) in Ilion, New York, it was one of the oldest gun makers in the US and claimed to be the oldest factory in the US that still made its original product.
The Smith & Wesson Model 1 was the first firearm manufactured by Smith & Wesson, with production spanning the years 1857 through 1882. It was the first commercially successful revolver to use rimfire cartridges instead of loose powder, musket ball, and percussion caps.
The Model No. 1 was also the first commercially successful revolver to use the ammunition, as well as the first firearm produced by the Smith & Wesson Revolver Company. The revolver proved so popular during the Civil War, that the factory could not keep up with demand.
Serial numbers and lot numbers are tracked using barcode technology and software. With barcoding, lot numbers can be recognized when received, shipped or both, enabling products to be tracked & traced throughout the supply chain.
A barrel will produce individual markings in addition to a bullet`s land and groove impressions as the bullet passes through, and it is these unique markings that an examiner evaluates to determine whether a given bullet was fired from a particular firearm.
ATF has noted cases where some licensed importers have adopted the same serial number for more than one firearm. These instances of duplication have generally occurred when firearms are received from more than one source.
A. The Federal Gun Control Act of 1968 requires that serial numbers be stamped on all firearms manufactured for sale in the United States since 1968. (1) A factory-assembled pistol normally will have a serial number.
Smith & Wesson Model 10

The revolver was originally known as the Smith & Wesson Model 38 Hand Ejector, but was renamed the Model 10 in 1957. It was one of the first revolvers with a cylinder that swung out when a latch on the frame was depressed.

The Colt Single Action Army is a single-action revolver with a revolving cylinder holding six metallic cartridges. It was designed for the U.S. government service revolver trials of 1872 by Colt`s Patent Firearms Manufacturing Company and served as the standard military service revolver until 1892.
Muzzle energy aside, in similar-sized 1911 handguns, the 38 Super holds two additional cartridges in the magazine, offering another distinct advantage. The recoil impulse of the 38 Super is very similar to the . 45 ACP and not nearly as light as the 9mm.
The Colt Super . 38 was a re-chambered variant of the Colt Government Model pistol (see FIR 521). It was offered for sale from 1929 and proved a commercial success – particularly among target-shooters, who appreciated the accuracy of its high velocity cartridge. In 1940 over 1400 Colt Super .
The 45 ACP is a lower pressure round and can handle 21,000 psi of pressure per SAAMI specs. In contrast, the 38 Super is rater for higher pressure and can handle 36,500 psi, which is 14,500 psi higher than 45 and 1,500 psi higher than 9mm Luger.
38mm Special offers low recoil when compared to the 9mm Luger. Bothe these cartridges have lesser recoil as compared to other cartridges like .
40 S&W is also a more powerful round, with a higher velocity and greater stopping power than the . 38 Special.
38/200, is a revolver cartridge developed by Smith & Wesson in 1877. Versions of the cartridge were the standard revolver cartridges of the British military from 1922 to 1963. Though similar in name, it is not interchangeable with the later . 38 Special due to a different case shape and slightly larger bullet diameter.

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ANSWER : These may help:
The best source is : http://smith-wessonforum.com/s-w-revolvers-1980-present/222977-new-members-looking-date-manufacture-info-how-find-your-serial-number.html
These may help too:
http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?t=356710
http://thefiringline.com/forums/showthread.php?t=277680
http://www.northeastshooters.com/vbulletin/threads/68254-How-to-Identify-Date-a-S-amp-W
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What is the manufacture date for a S&W .38 special serial number D734779
ANSWER : Hi, the D series (k frame-fixed sight) numbered D659902 through to D750000 were manufactured from late 1974 – early 75. (The adjustable sight frame is listed as K series K frame).
Hope that’s close enough…. Red.

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I have a Winchester Mod 1893 12 Ga shotgun that i inherited from my grandfather that was his father’s. I’m trying to figure out the manufacturing date of it. The serial number is A186XX. Is there any way I can figure out which day and month it was manufacture?
ANSWER : You may have to a little Google search, but at one time Winchester had a site where you could check the manufacture dates. If that fails, take it to a reputable gun dealer or gunsmith. I suspect the gunsmith may be the better of the two.

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I have inherited a 12 ga remington model II,,,serial #359762,, can you give me an approximate date this gun was manufactured and can the barrel be exchanged or replaced??
ANSWER : Both models 1100 and 1187 have a variety of replacement barrels available for them. They are fairly common. Can’t help you with the date but Remington is an outstanding firearms company to deal with. Try their website.

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I have a Smith & Wesson 28-2 .357 Revolver, Serial #N588982. Can you tell me when it was manufactured? Thank you. Barbara
ANSWER : There is no online S&W S/N database. The info comes from the S&W ‘Standard Catalog’ by Supica and Nahas. Its in its 3rd edition so some later issued guns are not listed

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