Call S&W and they will tell you when it left the factory. It could have been made a week to a year before.
a serial number for a model 29 sw is 72-486
Impossible to tell model with just the serial number.
@1992
It's on the frame.
Look on the frame and butt.
1976
@ 1959
1976-1977
@ 1973
The serial number actually reads VCD1???
By the serial number. It is located on the butt of the weapon.
Impossible to do with just the sn.