There are a couple guys here that do.
They helped me out.

I'm sure they'll be along eventually.
august1410 is one. he is really knowledgeable.

In my signature line is a link to how to post pics.
I and other members would love to see it.

I have a 1957 .357 combat magnum (later designated Model 19), and a model 65-4

 

Awesome

 

Do you know who I'd have to talk to?

 

I'm sure someone may be able to give you a manufacturing date. This book may be able to help as well.

Standard Catalog of Smith & Wesson by Jim Supica, Richard Nahas

For fans of Smith & Wesson firearms, this book is a must-have. This work provides easy-to-locate listings organized by model ad year of manufacture to quickly and accurately identify firearms. With more than 775 models of Smith & Wesson guns and variations, including many models not found in other firearm-pricing guides, this is the book for any Smith & Wesson gun-toting fan.

 

Ok thank you! I'll get some up when I get the chance!

 

Sure try PMing august1410.
He is a great guy and really knowledgeable about em.
Copy and paste the address bar to this thread and he can throw out some knowledge for us all to learn from if he is so inclined.

If anyone can tell you date from seriel, it will be him.

 

Here nit is gentlemen.

 

I have arrived and I am researching the serial number.

 

It appears to be a 1995 or 96 model...I am still working on pinpointing it to one of those years.

I don't have the big book, so everything I do is based on memory or personal research.

 

I can tell you the 66-4 is the last of the TRUE S&W model 66 revolvers....case hardened hammer and trigger...no MIM parts....it's as solid as the day is long.

 

Wow, nice S&W

LOL,
There he is! :bowdown:

Hey Brother!

 

Wow, nice S&W

LOL,
There he is! :bowdown:

Hey Brother!

Good morning, sir. I come out of hiding for stuff like this. You know how much I like the thrill of the chase.

 

Here's mine:

 

To the original poster ...

... the Standard Catalog of Smith & Wesson doesn't list the CAA serial number prefix. So I'm going to guess in the late 1994 to early 1995 range.

But it's important to remember that serial number assignments were not normally all that sequential. And, that a gun could sit in S&W's vaults for months (years?) before being shipped, so it's anyone's guess when it actually arrived in the dealer's hands.

The only way to know for sure would be to request a factory letter. They cost $50, and the last I checked the waiting time is around three months.

Mike

PS - sometimes you can call S&W's customer service and get them to look up the shipping date. I've had varying luck with that.

 

To the original poster ...

... the Standard Catalog of Smith & Wesson doesn't list the CAA serial number prefix. So I'm going to guess in the late 1994 to early 1995 range.

But it's important to remember that serial number assignments were not normally all that sequential. And, that a gun could sit in S&W's vaults for months (years?) before being shipped, so it's anyone's guess when it actually arrived in the dealer's hands.

The only way to know for sure would be to request a factory letter. They cost $50, and the last I checked the waiting time is around three months.

Mike

PS - sometimes you can call S&W's customer service and get them to look up the shipping date. I've had varying luck with that.

It's funny you mention that about the CAA prefix...everything I find about the CAA 66-4 comes back to it being a THREE inch barrel. Wonder if this started life as a three incher and had the barrel swapped.

I'd like to see under the grips to see the stampings on the frame.

 

It's funny you mention that about the CAA prefix...everything I find about the CAA 66-4 comes back to it being a THREE inch barrel. Wonder if this started life as a three incher and had the barrel swapped.

I'd like to see under the grips to see the stampings on the frame.

Is there any correlation between the serial number prefix and the configuration? I'd imagine that any correlation would only relate to a particular production run. I'm not an expert on K frames, so I guess anything is possible.

Either way, it's a really nice piece. Is the barrel pinned?

Mike

 

To the original poster ...

... the Standard Catalog of Smith & Wesson doesn't list the CAA serial number prefix. So I'm going to guess in the late 1994 to early 1995 range.

But it's important to remember that serial number assignments were not normally all that sequential. And, that a gun could sit in S&W's vaults for months (years?) before being shipped, so it's anyone's guess when it actually arrived in the dealer's hands.

The only way to know for sure would be to request a factory letter. They cost $50, and the last I checked the waiting time is around three months.

Mike

PS - sometimes you can call S&W's customer service and get them to look up the shipping date. I've had varying luck with that.

It's funny you mention that about the CAA prefix...everything I find about the CAA 66-4 comes back to it being a THREE inch barrel. Wonder if this started life as a three incher and had the barrel swapped.

I'd like to see under the grips to see the stampings on the frame.

I am thinking this because I have never seen a 66 round butt with a 4 inch barrel. I would bet dollars to donuts the barrel has been replaced. If it has, the three incher is far more valuable.....while a round butt 66 with a 4 inch barrel is interesting, it kills any value because the original gun has been altered.

 

Just confirmed with some sources....the round butt was only on 2.5 and 3 inch models. As I thought, the barrel has been replaced with a 4 inch barrel. That gun did not come from the factory with a 4 inch barrel.

 

I am thinking this because I have never seen a 66 round butt with a 4 inch barrel. I would bet dollars to donuts the barrel has been replaced. If it has, the three incher is far more valuable.....while a round butt 66 with a 4 inch barrel is interesting, it kills any value because the original gun has been altered.

You know your K frames a lot better than I do. Thanks for sharing.

Mike

 

I am thinking this because I have never seen a 66 round butt with a 4 inch barrel. I would bet dollars to donuts the barrel has been replaced. If it has, the three incher is far more valuable.....while a round butt 66 with a 4 inch barrel is interesting, it kills any value because the original gun has been altered.

You know your K frames a lot better than I do. Thanks for sharing.

Mike

Thanks! Asperger's has its benefits.

 

ok thank you so much! I put an order in with my wife to get the standard catalog haha.

 

That's a nice Triple K holster, too....I carried my Model 27 in one for a while.

 

You know your K frames a lot better than I do. Thanks for sharing.

Mike

Thanks! Asperger's has its benefits.

LOL
You are the S&W revolver man!
Thank You august1410

 

Ok Wow. here is the grip markings.

 

Factory fitting marks....I am looking to see if the SJ or Y mean anything.