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I just couldn't make myself carry that model 10. When you press not too hard on the side of the cylinder with the hammer cocked, the crane already shows more flex and wobble than my quarter-century-old Model 686. Ergonomics With the exception of the snappy recoil, the Model 60 handles and operates more like a full-sized revolver than a pocket snubnose.

Engineering and Production Changes: 48 1959 : Begin production at serial number K350000. They have been known to go back and use fill numbers not used many years ago. But… Our sample Model 60 is already starting to show signs of crane wear.

s&w model 60 serial numbers - So if accurate target shooting is important, the advantage of the stock adjustable sights on the Model 60 is considerable, especially making adjustments for different types of ammo and bullet weights from different manufacturers. Studies have shown that the lower velocities of the 38 or 38+p in a snub nose can drop the bullet velocity enough to cause reliability and expansion issues with a hollow point.

The story of how he came to own the pistol was that he purchased it from another patrolman who was retiring. This happened in 1965, my Dad's first year on the job. Dad told me that the cop he bought it from had bought it from another cop who was retiring during his rookie year. I know it has some age to it and definitely has seen a great deal of action. My Dad was a survivor of the '60s modell, black outs and Black Panther ambushes at the 40th in the South Bronx. He retired back in 1985. So your dad bought itas a recruit from a retiring officer, who bought it as a recruit from a retiring officer. Your dad was on the job at least 20 to retire yes?. The thing could be from 1925 if the first retiring cop bought it when he went on the job -1945 if he got it just before retiring guesstimating from the first known purchaser. It's a 5-screw gun, Dec. I'm wondering what the hard chrome does to the value - but I'm guessing you're not even considering selling it so that's not important. Upside is the thing will last forever. Sorry to hear about your Dads passing. Is that revolver the actual gun he used as his service revolver? I ask because as modeo 'Proby' cop during that period of time, they were given the choice of a. Those were ,odel years and he would of had to dating smith and wesson model 60 had the gun 'inspected' by the firearms section before he was allowed to carry it. It would have taken time to get that done and the city was in a rush to get them on the streets for riot duty. Even the shield pin cost us. That gun has a great history. Are dating smith and wesson model 60 going to shoot it? I'd think it has more value to you than to anyone else, but the history of that gun is pretty cool. Especially if you can place it at any major events in your fathers career or the previous cops datign.