Look up the pistol's full serial number - including all letters and numbers - in the back section of the 'Standard Catalog of Smith & Wesson' book. These listings inform you of the pistol's date of manufacture, based on the serial number. Smith & Wesson is currently marketing a semi-automatic pistol as a Military and Police (M&P) model, but the name is taken from the double action (DA) revolver that made it famous. Later, the same revolver was assigned the model number '10,' when S&W stopped naming their handguns and gave them numbers. Dating a Smith & Wesson Revolver: This list is merely a general guide and not meant to be exact. There is some dispute regarding the dates on some serial numbers. Your gun may actually be a year off from what is listed. The precise shipping date as 'lettered' can be several years off depending on model.

1. Smith And Wesson Model 10-5 Serial Number Lookup
2. Model 10 Serial Numbers List
3. Smith & Wesson Serial Numbers By Year
4. Smith And Wesson Model M&p Serial Number
5. Smith Wesson Ctg Serial Number
6. S&w Model 10 Serial Numbers

Smith And Wesson Model 10-5 Serial Number Lookup

The .38 Smith & Wesson Model Military & Police Model of 1905 is the third of Smith & Wesson's .38 Hand Ejector models.^[1] Later models in this series include the .38 Military & Police Victory Model^[2] and the S&W Model 10^[3]. The Model 1905, as with the other .38 Hand Ejector models, is a six-shot revolver built on the Smith and Wesson K frame, with a swing-out cylinder chambered in .38 Special^[4]. At various times throughout its production, it was offered with a round or square butt grip frame; checkered walnut or hard rubber grip stocks; with or without a lanyard ring on the butt; blue, nickel, or chrome (produced in very small quantities) finish; and a barrel length of 2', 4', 5', 6', or 6.5'.^[5] This model had a 'five screw' frame, with four screws holding the side plate and one screw at the front of the trigger guard.^[6]

Model 10 Serial Numbers List

Variations[edit]

Four minor design changes were made during the production run of the Model 1905, with two, the 1st and 2nd changes, overlapping in manufacture. Additionally, at approximately serial number 316648, the factory began heat treating cylinders.^[7]

.38 Military & Police Model of 1905 - 10,800 manufactured c. 1905 - 1906
.38 Military & Police Model of 1905 1st and 2nd change - 73,648 manufactured c. 1906 - 1909
.38 Military & Police Model of 1905 3rd change - 94,803 manufactured c. 1909 - 1915
.38 Military & Police Model of 1905 4th Change - 758,296 manufactured c. 1915 - 1942

References[edit]

1. ^Standard Catalog of Smith & Wesson. Gun Digest Books. 2006. p. 139.
2. ^Standard Catalog of Smith & Wesson. Gun Digest Books. 2006. p. 142.
3. ^Standard Catalog of Smith & Wesson. Gun Digest Books. 2006. p. 173.
4. ^Standard Catalog of Smith & Wesson. Gun Digest Books. 2006. p. 139.
5. ^Standard Catalog of Smith & Wesson. Gun Digest Books. 2006. pp. 139–140.
6. ^Standard Catalog of Smith & Wesson. Gun Digest Books. 2006. p. 139.
7. ^Standard Catalog of Smith & Wesson. Gun Digest Books. 2006. p. 139.

Smith & Wesson Serial Numbers By Year

• Blue Book of Gun Values, 29th Ed., Blue Book Publications Inc.
• Cartridges of the World, 10th Ed., Krause Publications Inc.
• Gun Traders Guide, 28th Ed., Stoeger Publishing Co.
• Article 'S&W's M&P', Guns & Ammo Magazine, Payton Miller, December 23, 2008.

Smith And Wesson Model M&p Serial Number

External links[edit]

Smith Wesson Ctg Serial Number

• Alpha-Catalogue 1911: S & W 1905 (variants, details and salesprices in German-Mark (1911)), Page 161, archive.org.

S&w Model 10 Serial Numbers