Go to the maker's web site and see if they have sn data.
You can find out what year your gun was made by having an expert appraise the gun. You can also find out by finding the model number and contacting the manufacturer.
1873
Old gun catalogs and Blue Book of Gun Values
Proofhouse.com has sn data.
You must call S&W to find out.
Try Blue Book of Gun Values
Wood
I found this. "PRIZE MACHINE GUN and PRIZE MACHINE GUN CO. were made by Simonis, Janssen & Dumoulin who was located in Leige,Belgium from 1873 to 1914." "The name MACHINE GUN has nothing to do with a rapid fire repeating gun. It means the gun was made on machinery as opposed to being hand made and fitted."
You have to be 18 to buy a long gun and 21 to buy a hand gun.
No
Gun shops, parts catalog.
If the company has a website, they might have sn data.