Another old smith and wesson serial number.. - Page 2

**Mike Irwin** · November 12, 2013, 01:48 PM

Damn it, you're right.

That is a K frame. It didn't look right to me...

But, I'm still NOT seeing any evidence of a barrel pin, and that means post 1982/1983.

**Mike Irwin** · November 12, 2013, 01:52 PM

OK, this is even more confusing...

The J serial number prefix was never used on K frame revolvers.

The serial number could have been misread, or misstamped, but you cannot reloacate the cylinder stop notches unless you re-engineer the entire gun.

James K · November 12, 2013, 08:19 PM

Like computers, my crystal ball is only as good as the input.

I sure think the input here is a bit confusing, to say the least.

Jim

RJay · November 13, 2013, 12:24 AM

And again, that might not even be a photograph of the right gun.

Jim Watson · November 13, 2013, 09:51 AM

That's an uncomfortable thought.
These third hand twenty questions jobs are hard to get anything done on. You would think that an evening of surfing the gunboards would teach people what is called for in describing and illustrating a gun for discussion.

CowTowner · November 14, 2013, 08:01 AM

There you go, Jim. Trying to make sense and be logical again.

November 12, 2013, 01:48 PM	#26
Mike Irwin Staff Join Date: April 13, 2000 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 41,380	Damn it, you're right. That is a K frame. It didn't look right to me... But, I'm still NOT seeing any evidence of a barrel pin, and that means post 1982/1983. __________________ "The gift which I am sending you is called a dog, and is in fact the most precious and valuable possession of mankind" -Theodorus Gaza Baby Jesus cries when the fat redneck doesn't have military-grade firepower.

November 12, 2013, 01:52 PM	#27
Mike Irwin Staff Join Date: April 13, 2000 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 41,380	OK, this is even more confusing... The J serial number prefix was never used on K frame revolvers. The serial number could have been misread, or misstamped, but you cannot reloacate the cylinder stop notches unless you re-engineer the entire gun. __________________ "The gift which I am sending you is called a dog, and is in fact the most precious and valuable possession of mankind" -Theodorus Gaza Baby Jesus cries when the fat redneck doesn't have military-grade firepower.

November 13, 2013, 12:24 AM	#29
RJay Senior Member Join Date: November 2, 2005 Location: Arizona Posts: 1,936	And again, that might not even be a photograph of the right gun. __________________ Ron James

November 14, 2013, 08:01 AM	#31
CowTowner Senior Member Join Date: October 17, 2007 Location: Cowtown of course! Posts: 1,747	There you go, Jim. Trying to make sense and be logical again. __________________ NRA Chief Range Safety Officer, Home Firearms Safety, Pistol and Rifle Instructor *“Today, we need a nation of Minutemen, citizens who are not only prepared to take arms, but citizens who regard the preservation of freedom as the basic purpose of their daily life......”* President John F. Kennedy

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November 12, 2013, 08:19 PM	#28
James K Member In Memoriam Join Date: March 17, 1999 Posts: 24,383	Like computers, my crystal ball is only as good as the input. I sure think the input here is a bit confusing, to say the least. Jim

November 13, 2013, 09:51 AM	#30
Jim Watson Senior Member Join Date: October 25, 2001 Location: Alabama Posts: 18,535	That's an uncomfortable thought. These third hand twenty questions jobs are hard to get anything done on. You would think that an evening of surfing the gunboards would teach people what is called for in describing and illustrating a gun for discussion.