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June 26, 2022
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OK, so I am mainly a Smith & Wesson collector but have a side collection of 12 or so Dan Wesson Monson, Mass revolvers. It seems to be the most difficult thing with the DW is deciphering a date when the revolver was made. Can anyone help guide me through where and what I need to do?
The revolver in Question is .44 Mag Monson, Mass Serial number SB009157. I simply would like to know when this left the factory.
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February 16, 2016
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friendofbillw1 said
It seems to be the most difficult thing with the DW is deciphering a date when the revolver was made.
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Yes, the dates are a pain. Every time factory ownership changed hands through the years, the records were seized by BATF, so it is difficult to determine exact manufacturing dates.
The DWF manages a Serial Number Registry that lists S/N's with positive provenance of purchase dates, which allows you to zero in on an approximate year.
It resides in the supporters section, so hopefully one of those members will chime in on your query.
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March 25, 2013
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The first 44 mags were the 500 grey and 9500 blue with a short hammer tang. Circa 1981. New number sequence. Then in 1083 Stainless were added starting with a S and a number. In 1986 the letter B was added denotating 44 Magnum after the S for stainless and the number sequence started fresh. I estimate that your gun was the 9157th gun made in that sequence so maybe 1987 or so. That doesn't tell how many were made before yours but it does indicate when it was made.probably over 50K blue and stainless before yours .
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