Well boys, i had a pretty good run at it but I became weak and gave into temptation........ yet again. That's right, I fell off the band wagon and brought another home, so sue me! Almost 3 months clean until this incident. The drug of choice, a S&W Model 64-5 DAO, 4" barrel; the drug dealer, Classic Firearms and their evil email blasts.
So this is from the latest batch of supposedly LEO trade-ins or perhaps something like a department of corrections, security force, etc. Like many guns of this flavor, it has some holster wear but appears to be fairly clean mechanically, not looking like it was fired a ton. It came with some pretty well worn Uncle Mike's combat grips. It is pretty dirty and grungy but it will clean up good! If a guy wanted, it would be easy to improve the finish since its stainless and make it like new but I am one who likes the service wear. Other than clean up, it's going to stay the way it is, she's earned her stripes.
So I would really like to know approximately its age and if possible, where it served its duty. So if any of you guys have a S&W Standard Manual, I would love to know what the date is via serial number. I do understand that the dates in said manual are the shipment date but that will do! It is at least old enough to have a hammer mounted firing pin, no hitlery hole, etc. I would love to know where it came from if anyone has a good idea. It has some electropenciled numbers here and there, possibly rack or issue numbers. The only other strange markings are under the left grip panel. It is stamped with a letter, "Y" with a long space and then "SC" . Perhaps something to do with North Carolina? The letter, "Y" is stamped right where the grip frame roll pin is. It must have been done at S&W before it was delivered as the stamp is right through the drilled roll pin hole. It wouldn't make sense to drive that pin out after assembled and over stamp part of it right through the pin hole. It must have been stamped before hand and then drilled and the roll pin pressed in, at least that seems to be the most logical. So I'm far from an expert on stuff like this. Any thoughts from you guys would be welcome!
The S/N: CPW2589