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smith and wesson year of manufacture by serial number

Smith and Wesson is an American firearms manufacturer that has been in operation since 1852. With a long history and a wide range of products, identifying the year of manufacture for their firearms can be a challenging task. However, by understanding their serial number system and utilizing...

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ABSOLUTELY NO SERIAL NUMBER LOOKUP TOOL on their website. Search for serial number lookup tool DOES NOT WORk. Their website sucks. Also the link for the pdf actually makes you download a program you have to install first and I don't install errant programs on my computer. I just want to know the year and model generation.

 

Give S&W Customer service a call in the morning, give them the serial number and they'll fix you up.

 

Yeah, I did send them an email and plan on calling them. It just astounds me when a historied company like this has no data base. I also don't expect much of a result from the email I sent and maybe not from customer service as well.

 

The email may get a slow response, but every time I've called Customer Service, I've received all the information I ever needed. There are a number of factors contributing to them not having an actual serial number site set up. One is the difference in how they tracked their firearms. For many years they tracked the dates the firearms were shipped, not the date of manufacture. There was also a fire that destroyed a bunch of their records and attempts to recover those were not an easy task. Add to that the company has changed hands several times and recently moved their primary operations to Tennessee. A phone call will get you the information you need, especially on the newer guns, and if your purchase was previously owned and missing a manual or some accessories like the bore brush or cleaning rod, they'll send you those items generally free grata.

 

Yes they did email me with a response, 2007 year and a link to about 20 or so manuals but none say M&P 40 so I have to figure out which one to download. I am also going to call them. Thanks

 

M&P40 uses the same manual as any basic M&P

 

So what did you find out?

 

Looking to find out a value on a SW SS Model 60, never been fired, still in original box. Anyone have any ideas?

 

 

On their website you can request a letter from them about the manufacture history and such. Kinda lame. Or just call em.

 

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For a letter you need to contact the Smith & Wesson Historical foundation. The letters are no longer done by Smith & Wesson.

Letters – Smith & Wesson Historical Foundation

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Using the S&W contact form or a call to customer service will get you some basic info.

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Here is a link to the first gen M&P user manual at Bud's Gun Shop. It is a direct link to the manual in PDF form, copy the link and replace the ** with tt

h**ps://www.budsgunshop.com/prod_mans/00128-0000041347-002.pdf

If you need an M&P 2.0 manual that is on the S&W web site

 

Downloading copies of the owner's manual is a good thing to do.

They're saved on your computer or laptop. You can't misplace or lose them. They don't get dirty or wrinkled as you read through them/use them when trying to find out info on your pistol.

You don't have to get up and go grab the manual (if you have a location where you store all of them) to find info to help out a forum member.

 

If it came with a fired shell casing the date is on the envelope

 

Yes, if it is all original and came with box and info, there should be a small envelope with serial number, casing, and fire date. Should look similar to this: