It is a 6' stainless with wood grips. Also, how does one tell which generation a s&w revolver is? Have you ever wondered how to find the serial number on a smith and wesson gun?
It's hard to be specific on condition. The serial number is found on the butt of the grip frame and will start with 3 letters. I just purchased the standard catalog of s@w but did not find the bre listed.
I bought a 686 in 1994 nib with a serial # prefix bre 1xxx. This post will consider the smith and wesson serial number lookup, and. Your m686 was made in 1985. Welcome to the forums from the cotton and peanut covered plains of the wiregrass!
Sometimes the serial number is here, especially in later models. Examine the surface of the s&w gun to find the serial number. Does anyone have a list of the various s&w 686 serial numbers and the year they were made? 686's are great guns, yours appears to be in good condition but w/out checking timing, lockup, etc.
The serial number offers information about the firearm’s manufacturing, such as when and where it was manufactured. I'm having the hardest time sorting out what you're these guns for made. The numbers read as follows: This is where to look for the model number (not used until around 1957).
The letters/numbers in the yoke cut are used during. None of those is the serial number. If it is a 1982, the first 2 letters will be aa or ab. I've got a s&w 686 l frame 4 inch barrel that i bought years ago, trying to id the manufacture date and get any other info i can about it.
I like the wide target trigger. My sw 686 with serial number bbl01xx. Auj33xx bfw56xx any help appreciated in. These listings inform you of.