Smith & Wesson K38 No Dash Model 14

Rowsboats · Dec 22, 2023

Smith & Wesson K38 no dash Model 14.
6" barrel.
Best I could date it was somewhere between 1958-1962.
No box or paperwork. Fair to good condition given it's age.

Smith & Hammer · Dec 23, 2023

Rowsboats said:
Smith & Wesson K38 no dash Model 14.
6" barrel.
Best I could date it was somewhere between 1958-1962.
No box or paperwork. Fair to good condition given it's age.

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if you wouldn't mind. if you post the s/n people would be able to narrow down the year. or I can tell you the year with the s/n.

Rowsboats · Dec 23, 2023

nobra25 said:
if you wouldn't mind. if you post the s/n people would be able to narrow down the year. or I can tell you the year with the s/n.

Oh awesome. Yeah no problem.
It is K396008

Smith & Hammer · Dec 24, 2023

Rowsboats said:
Oh awesome. Yeah no problem.
It is K396008

S&W went through a lot of changes from 57-62. so sometimes its hard to nail it down. assuming your
14 ND is a 4 screw I would put it at 1959 probably the first half. the 14-1 came in later in 1959. the s/n dates it to 1960 but because they went through a lot of changes, some parts get put in different guns during assembly. Also in 59 they changed the extractor rod from RH tread to LH thread. hope this helps.
the full name is K38 Target Masterpiece. I have a 55 6' as well. its a nice piece

cheers