Smith & Wesson was founded in 1852.
what year did smith&wesson start making the s&w40v
Horace Smith and Daniel Wesson formed a partnership to create and market a lever action pistol with repeat action in 1852. By 1854, after experiencing financial troubles, they sold the company to Oliver Winchester. In 1856, Smith and Wesson formed the second partnership to market a revolver that would shoot with Rimfire cartridges, it was patented in 1854.
Standard Catalog of Smith and Wesson.
The Smith and Wesson model 4053 was made from 1991-1998.
Standard Catalog of Smith and Wesson, 3rd ed. might have the answer.
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@ 1970
You will need to add the model of Smith and Wesson to your serial number to get the correct year of manufacture.
smith and Wesson has a collectors site, Google it.
Smith and Wesson made the model 686-3 from 1988-1992.
I cannot assign a year of manufacture without you providing a serial number to your Smith and Wesson model 28.
Contact Smith & Wesson customer service through their website.