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the end of the run serial number was in the 247,000 range.
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FWIW the SCSW says that the last .32 Safety Hammerless was serial number 242981.
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Maybe somebody with a SCSW will be along to pin it down closer.
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The SCSW says the same thing. During the Great Depression, S&W produced revolvers using frames they stockpiled in the 20s, but they were assembled with little apparent regard to serial number order. There's no way to determine the build date without a factory letter.
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...the question is in reference to pre or post 1899 for legal ownership.
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According to the SCSW, the cutoff for antique status is .32 Safety Hammerless serial number 91400. OTOH
all S&W top breaks except the Schofield Model of 2000 are C&R eligible.