Call S&W with the sn and they will tell you when it left the factory. It could have been made a week to a year before. Look inside the crane.
You will have to find a copy of The Standard Catalog of Smith and Wesson and check each model number.
Inside the crane or on the slide
Standard Catalog of Smith and Wesson.
email the serial# to smith & Wesson and they will respond with the date
Contact S&W or get a copy of Standard Catalog of Smith and Wesson by Supica and Nahas.
You have a fixed sight K frame. You will have to call S&W to find out the exact model.
Post the serial number or find a copy of the Standard Catalog of Smith and Wesson.
Standard Catalog of Smith and Wesson, 3rd ed by Supca and Nahas
You will have to get it lettered by S&W to find out.
Needs a call to S&W to find out.
Model number marking did not occur until 1957 or so.
Standard Catalog of Smith and Wesson, 3rd Edition.