Safety hammerless Smith and Wesson

Mantracker · December 2, 2019, 01:44 PM

I was given a very nice little used Safety Hammerless (lemon squeezer) in 38 S&W, blues 3 inch barrel , 95% + condition. Serial number 256xxx and would like to know the date of manufacture if any one can help. May be a value although as it was given to me by my brother I won’t part with it.

Mantracker · December 3, 2019, 08:55 AM

So if my math is right that should put it in the early 30s

105kw · December 4, 2019, 05:24 PM

According to the Catalog Smith and Wesson, somewhere in-between 1907 and 1940.
It is within about 5000 of the end of production. Your guess is good, I would say maybe 1935 or later.
For the record, it's a .38 Safety Hammerless, 5th model.
Total built, of 5th model, was 41,500.
They are fun little guns.

December 2, 2019, 01:44 PM	#1
Mantracker Junior Member Join Date: December 2, 2019 Posts: 4	Safety hammerless Smith and Wesson I was given a very nice little used Safety Hammerless (lemon squeezer) in 38 S&W, blues 3 inch barrel , 95% + condition. Serial number 256xxx and would like to know the date of manufacture if any one can help. May be a value although as it was given to me by my brother I won’t part with it.

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December 3, 2019, 08:55 AM	#2
Mantracker Junior Member Join Date: December 2, 2019 Posts: 4	So if my math is right that should put it in the early 30s

December 4, 2019, 05:24 PM	#3
105kw Senior Member Join Date: June 30, 2017 Location: Columbia Basin Washington Posts: 413	According to the Catalog Smith and Wesson, somewhere in-between 1907 and 1940. It is within about 5000 of the end of production. Your guess is good, I would say maybe 1935 or later. For the record, it's a .38 Safety Hammerless, 5th model. Total built, of 5th model, was 41,500. They are fun little guns.