That wouldn't bother me unless I had the original box, papers, tools - I prefer the target stocks myself.Ĭongratulations on a great find! Those are great revolvers. Later target stocks like yours have the football shaped relief and no diamond so I would guess someone decided along the way to swap out the magnas for the targets. The early K frame target stocks had no relief for the ejector star and would have had a diamond around the escutcheon for the screw. The original diamond magnas would have had the serial number stamped inside on one of the panels. The gun likely shipped with a set of diamond magna stocks and not the target stocks you have. In 1959 the extractor rod changed from RH to LH threads and the model became the 18-1 so 1958 is your year. S&W switched to the model designations in 1957 and the first model 18 came in that year. It at least one case a gun has a 5-screw serial and was built as a 4-screw gun.
The Model 18 is very popular and not as many around as the 17. It's possible that a large block of serial numbers that appear to be from 1954-55 were not actually used until 1957-58. The gun looks like it's in great condition and well worth what you paid or more. Finding information about guns older than this typically requires expert assistance.Another nice score Kemper! I think you did very well based on the photos.
Keep in mind that Smith and Wesson only began using serial numbers in 1907, decades after the company began manufacturing firearms. However, you many be able to find out information about your firearm by contacting the company directly. Revolvers manufactured before 1957 have nothing stamped inside of the yoke.Īs of 2015, Smith and Wesson does not maintain any kind of database for finding manufacturing dates for their guns using serial numbers. These numbers are only visible with the gun open. Some Smith and Wesson revolvers have a duplicate serial number stamped inside the yoke, along with the gun’s model number.
The SW99 automatic pistols have their serial numbers stamped onto the gun’s frame at the rear, directly under the firing pin housing. S&W switched to the model designations in 1957 and the first model 18 came in that year. Smith and Wesson’s Sigma Series automatic pistols have both the serial and model numbers stamped on a small plate on the bottom side of the frame at the front of the gun.
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