Need make and model. You cannot identify year of manufacture even with the make and model on most firearms.
Where did you find the serial number?
what model ???
1881
Impossible to answer without a serial number.
Revolver or semi-auto?
No published sn data
No way to answer without the name of the maker.
No serial number given. Call S&W
The Ruger Old Army revolver with serial number 140-23568 was manufactured in 1980. Ruger produced this black powder revolver from 1972 until 2008, and specific serial number ranges can help identify the production year. The serial number you provided falls within the range indicating it was made in the early 1980s.
What model .38?
You will have to call S&W
Without a serial number, you will have to call S&W