I need to check the manufacture date of a used S&W 63 8shot I just got. It has the lock so I know its not more than 10 yrs or so but somethings not jiving with the date the seller told me. I can pm you the serial #. Thanks!

8-shot model 63's are not even mentioned in he Supica & Nahas Catalog - which was copyrighted in 2006 with the latest data being 2004. One would have to assume that it is newer than that.

 

Adios,

 

Pizza Bob

Thanks PB- that would explain the 2004 yr given me but why the factory fired casing is from 2011.

Thanks PB- that would explain the 2004 yr given me but why the factory fired casing is from 2011.

 

Two thoughts on that. The person you bought it from was not the original owner and went by the same source I did - overlooking the fired case. Or, is it really a factory fired case? In some states that require a fired case, you can have that service performed by the SP. For instance, it was sold into NY, which requires a fired case. The purchaser takes it to the SP and has them perform that function and the envelop which contains the case is dated on the actual day of firing - which has no correlation to the production date of the firearm.

 

Adios,

 

Pizza Bob

You are correct. Seller said gun was his deceased brothers and said he did reference the S&N catalog and I assiume he just gave me the short easy answer-2004. I believe 2011 is the manufacture date as the fired case envelope has all the typicall S&W identifiers and inspector sign-off. I'm not complaining, the gun is only a yr old so alls well now-just need to fix the rear sight blade- thanks for your time.

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