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**Mike Irwin** · November 4, 2000, 11:19 PM

Dave,

It was likely made somewhere between 1960 and 1988.

Pull off the grips and take a look at the bottom of the grip frame. There should be a set of numbers there. That set is actually the serial number.

If the number you posted (5 digits) actually is the serial number, then it was made sometime in 1959 and is actually something of an oddity in that the offical start of production of the 34-1 was in 1960.

What is on the crane cut may actually be the assembly floor numbers, which are used to keep frame and cylinder together during manufacturing.

J-frames are often marked just a little differently than the centerfire guns, which can be confusing as hell at times.

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If you want a Smith & Wesson, buy USED!

November 4, 2000, 11:19 PM	#2
Mike Irwin Staff Join Date: April 13, 2000 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 41,389	Dave, It was likely made somewhere between 1960 and 1988. Pull off the grips and take a look at the bottom of the grip frame. There should be a set of numbers there. That set is actually the serial number. If the number you posted (5 digits) actually is the serial number, then it was made sometime in 1959 and is actually something of an oddity in that the offical start of production of the 34-1 was in 1960. What is on the crane cut may actually be the assembly floor numbers, which are used to keep frame and cylinder together during manufacturing. J-frames are often marked just a little differently than the centerfire guns, which can be confusing as hell at times. ------------------ Smith & Wesson is dead to me. If you want a Smith & Wesson, buy USED!