Contact Colt Firearms. They can give you a "factory letter",with will start the search process. the shipping date and destination, the only additional information you are likely to find on a factory letter is the original configuration and unless you are trying to prove that some special feature like ivory grips are factory original, you will not learn anything more than you already know from a factory letter.
Made from 87-96. Call S&W and they will tell you when it was shipped.
Impossible to value with only the serial number and no other information.
With serial # 118840, it was made in 1914. 95 years ago.
No way to answer with only the serial number and no other information like, caliber/gauge, action type, etc..
No way for us to tell without more information. Serial numbers are NOT unique to any one gun.
You need to provide more information like model, serial number, and condition.
Impossible to answer without more information, such as caliber and type of action.
Impossible to answer without more information
Can't tell the caliber from just the serial number.
Serial numbers do not designate calibers. Look on the brrel to ID the caliber.
No way to know the caliber from just the serial number
Cornell Publications might have a book with that information.