Call S&W and they will tell you when it left the factory. It could have been made a week to a year before. 100-400 USD
Look on the back side of the wooden grips, the month and year should be stamped on one of them.
its the manufacture.
its the manufacture.
If you take it apart, it is possible that there may be manufacturer marks, but the number stamped is no indication of the manufacture. If it has any unique features, such as the early lever operated ball return, it can help to identify it.
It's date stamped, check the manufacture date page on the Remington Society of America for details.
1959.
in my opinion, it is legal.
Year of Manufacture is stamped behind the serial # on the left side of the receiver.
1932, date code stamped see related links
The letter E means a 1948 date of manufacture. The 1936 is probably the rest of the serial number with the whole serial number being E1936.
Your question cannot be answered without you providing the name of the maker of your shotgun,and then we can determine if there is any public data to identify the year of manufacture.
Yes. I was told the date of manufacture was stamped in the side of the barrel at the receiver on the left. This is what was there9 0s 83.