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Mother-In-Law just gave me her late father's S&W .357 Mag Mod. 27 (no dash, but the 27 is stamped over 29 -- actually just the '7' over the '9'). SN=1872xx. Is this enough info to determine date of manufacture?
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There should be a "S" prefix with that serial number. The S may be several spaces ahead of the numbers.
S1872XX = 1958.
Since the model 27 and 29 share the same frames the number overstamp, while not common, does happen.
Jim