Out of production and somewhat obscure, the Smith & Wesson Model 29 was once well known only to serious big-bore handgunners. Then in 1971, it became one of the most famous and desirable handguns.
. 2100 Answers SOURCE: You can write to S&W for a free owners manual, they want you to have one. It will explain cleaning procedures, etc. Or you can go to Gunparts.com, they a full exploded view of every gun made. Or you can just start popping pins and pulling parts off, you will find out quick how it comes apart. It is hard to explain over the fone here, but basically, get the slide off, and the rest just follows. Depends on how far you want to go.
The little knob just above the trigger towards the front is the slide release. Pull, push, pop, I'm not really sure how it goes, If it was a colt, I could tell ya. Hope this helps. Posted on Jun 23, 2010.
Have a read of these links www.northeastshooters.com Forum Hardware Firearms. Jun 5, 2009 - 10 posts - 8 authors Many people have questions about how to identify a S&W revolver and when was it made. Sometimes the serial number is here, especially in later models. 37 1952 JA 38 Spl 38 Chief Special Airweight.
There is some dispute regarding the dates on some serial numbers and your gun may actually be. PDF www.nramuseum.com/media/940941/ serialization-date%20of%20manufacture.pdf. serial numbers assigned in chronological order. S&W Revolvers: 1961 to 1980. Aug 25, 2013 - ALL Hand Ejectors without Model Numbers should be posted here: S&W. GIVE us the caliber, but 44 Special or 38 S&W or 38 Special or whatever it is will.
13 posts 17 Feb 2012 50 posts 22 Dec 2011 17 posts 2 Jan 2011 27 posts 10 Aug 2010 www.nationalgunforum.com General Discussions Collectors Corner. Apr 26, 2012 - 10 posts - 3 authors I have received an old Smith and Wesson 38 special pistal which was passed to. The serial number is a five digit number on the bottom of the gun. Barrel, if there is a set of numbers there they would be the model, like 10-6. Www.luckygunner.com/lounge/guide-sw- 38-357-revolvers/. Mar 4, 2015 - A Guide to Smith & Wesson.
38 Special &.357 Magnum Revolvers. Would have done except Smith & Wesson's revolver model numbers have. S&W Revolvers 1945 to Present.
Dec 16, 2012 - 10 posts - 5 authors Trying to figure out how old my great uncles old. 38 is, got it as a gift when. 1965, the R serial number series for the model 60 started in 1969, and s/n R1152xx shipped in 1974-75. S/n series with the Chief Special until 1969, when the R s/n's started. Smith and wesson model 60 serial number lookup. 10 posts 9 Mar 2013 8 posts 3 Mar 2013 9 posts 16 Jun 2012 9 posts 10 Mar 2012. May 8, 2008 - 25 posts - 13 authors Page 6- Smith and Wesson serial number search Handguns: The.
There have been questions brought up before about the accuracy of the J series serial numbers. This smith & wesson revolver is a. 38 special caliber www.gunvaluesboard.com/ smith-and-wesson- 38- special-ctg- serial- number-16089439. Well, you have not given much information. But it looks like a serial number for a. 38 Military & Police Model of 1905, 4th Engineering Change, made in the very. Nov 09, 2016.
Need make and model as well and the serial number Google smith and wesson model 41 serial numbers and you will end up here. smith-wessonforum.com. 35 POSTS.
Florida drivers license suspension dui. FIRST POST: 2012-01-18 Hi everyone.I am looking at a S&W Model 41 22 lr. I`m interested in finding out what year it was made in. The serial number is UAV1XXX. /forum/s-w-semi-auto-pistols-forum/.
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Hi, I just picked up an interesting pistol and I can't find any information about it, maybe some here will know. It is a Smith & Wesson Model 41 in 22lr, it has a 7 1/2 inch barrel. Serial number indicates it was made in the late 70's. I have heard that these may have been used by Army and Airforce as trainers. What's different is that it is U.S. Marked on the frame. Further, the barrel and slide have been crudely engraved by hand with the last part of the serial number and the word 'property' has likewise been engraved onto the frame.
I've seen ugly armorer marks before and maybe that's what these are. What do you all think? Hello Tripoli: Yes, various branches of the US armed forces have made relatively small purchases of the Model 41 over the years.
It is a very high quality pistol, terribly accurate and was intended for marksmanship competition, not training. The Model 41 is still in production to this day. Marking is in the proper location and appears from your pics to be a factory roll mark of the style used by S&W on the M41s and the related M46s. The electro-pencil markings are hard to explain. I have not seen any similar markings on the S&W target autos or the Ruger Mark I and Mark II.22 training auto pistols sold to the Government over the years since the mid-1950s.
I have seen crude electro-pencil markings on early post-war USAF issued High Standard.22 pistols for arctic survival kits, and on some long guns such as the Winchester Model 52.22 rifles. That electro-pencil marking unfortunately is pretty ugly and, for some collectors, would be a detriment to the value. In any condition US shipped Model 41s are scarce guns. In nice condition they are desirable and valuable.
I will say that I have observed at least one known fake M41 with US markings. For that reason I would suggest that you obtain a factory letter from S&W Historian Roy Jinks to confirm that your serial number was for a M41 shipped to a US Government destination. I can supply you with a form for that if you would like to pursue a factory letter. I hope that information has been helpful to you. Regards, Charlie Flick Edited by Charlie Flick, 23 June 2014 - 02:45 PM. My thanks to all who have responded.
This is very helpful and the letter is a good place to go next. I would appreciate the factory request form, Charlie. I will re-post here after S&W responds with more info.
No proof marks found. The engravings were hard for me to get past but I reasoned that this would be the only US 41 to ever fall into my lap so I went for it. I work with an ex-armorer (Airborne) and he claims to have done worse than that to some equipment placed in his care. So, for the present, that's my story and I'm sticking to it. I've never heard of the Model 41 or any other.22 pistol used by the army as a as a trainer. In my military experience with pistols all the army cared about was that the soldier didn't lose his pistol or accidentally shoot himself. But I distinctly recall when I reported to the USAMU to shoot on the all-Army team four decades ago being told that regardless of our preference, everyone would use the Model 41 for.22 matchs.
I don't recall any markings on my issue pistol to distinguish it from a commerical weapon, but it was a long time ago. I shot on the 35th Artillery Group pistol team back in the early to mid-1960's in Germany. Back then it was a three-pistol event, in which we shot.22 semi-autos;.38 revolvers; and.45 semi-autos. I've never heard of the US Army using.22 semi-autos as a trainers. In basic training in 1960 we shot the M-1 & the BAR period! If we had gone to war, that was the weapon we would use. When I went to Korea after basic and AIT, we shot.45s, M-1 carbines,;30 cal MG's,.50 cal MGs, and 3.5' Rocket Launchers.