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January 5, 2016 - 12:39 pm
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Seems it's valued at $500-600. Would you know what year it was made?

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15-2 8 inch non vent barrel.  

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I found this Monson 22 at my LGS and am wondering how the "Dan Wesson Arms" became cut down to "sson Arms"  LoL

Barrel cut down maybe?

Also am I close at saying this is a 79-80 made gun?

 

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Thx!

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I'm new here and just got my first DW357 and I'm having a hard time finding the model....it has a 6in barrel (blued) with target sights,made in Monson,Mass. With a 5 digit serial number starting with 872...any help would be greatful

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Steve said
Please visit New Members and tell us more about you and this gun.

Ditto...

Technically, the glass is always full; half liquid, half air....

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My new pickup 357 Supermag. Monson factory serial 1542xx

Never seen a 4" matte supermag. Lookin fror some info on it.

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Looks like a model 15. 357 magnum not sure about finish. Not supermag. But cool !!

SIZE DOES  MATTER

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Model 15-2; Agreed, not a supermag and it's been refinished. Laser engraving on the left side is probably a nick name added by a previous owner- not an OEM marking. FO sight is aftermarket as well.

Technically, the glass is always full; half liquid, half air....

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Hey fellow gunners,

I picked up a dan wesson .357 in trade a while back and was trying to figure out what model i have and was hoping you guys would be willing to help me out here. This is the first DW i have even held. DW-1.jpgImage Enlarger

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liden75 said
Hey fellow gunners,

I picked up a dan wesson .357 in trade a while back and was trying to figure out what model i have and was hoping you guys would be willing to help me out here. This is the first DW i have even held. DW-1.jpgImage Enlarger

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That's a 15-2 vh4.

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Thank you Snake! cant wait to shoot it after reading all the great things about DW revolvers!

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 Hi. I recently picked up 2 DW .357s that I am trying to positively identify model and date.  Serials are 303xxx and 119xxx.  Also, would one of these be a better keeper than the other, based on value, serial#, quality, sights, etc?  Any help/advice is appreciated.

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How about visiting New Members and introducing yourself?

I went to a bookstore and asked the saleswoman "Were is the Self Help Section?" She said if she told me, it would defeat the purpose.

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deekay03 said
Seems it's valued at $500-600. Would you know what year it was made?

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15-2 8 inch non vent barrel.  

  

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Hi! I browsed around here trying to find more info on my gun but to no avail. Maybe I didn't browse long or hard enough...Any way, I'm new here and I'm really happy to have found this group. I love my gun and I've had it for about 3 years. I'd just like to hopefully narrow down what date my gun was manufactured or get any and all information on it that I possibly can. Thank you!

 

P.S. I was cleaning my gun last night and noticed the logo emblem was sticking out a bit, when I went to push it back in it had turned a bit. Any suggestions on how to fix this?

 

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No worries this is common.  Remove the grip from the revolver then look in the cavity where the grip stud would go. You should see a small hole where the back of the medallion goes. Use a right angle tool such as an o ring pick, or a small allen wrench will do sometimes, to push the medallion out from the inside. If the medallion is loose a small drop of glue may be needed. Just remember to be sparingly with the glue as you may want to remove them someday.

There is a whole thread somewhere on here discussing this.

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Guys, just picked up my first Dan Wesson. Sort of understand the model designation. It should be a Model 14 or 14-2? Serial number is 282xxx.

I got the gun, metal barrel wrench, and an aftermarket holster.

Any idea on date of manufacture? From reading, I am guessing early 80's?

I have read that these style grips are desirable, but would they be origional?

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Ronald_55 said
It should be a Model 14 or 14-2? Any idea on date of manufacture? From reading, I am guessing early 80's? I have read that these style grips are desirable, but would they be origional?  

dwf-welcome to  dwf

That is a model 14-2, date of manufacture was 1980 and those are not original Dan Wesson grips.

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