The first 100 units were a pilot lot, serial numbers M101699 - M101798. Full production began at serial number M103577. Supica, Jim; Nahas, Richard. Standard Catalog of Smith & Wesson 3rd (Standard Catalog of Smith and Wesson) (p. SW99 - The serial number is located on the frame at the rear of the pistol. For long guns manufactured in the early 1980's, please contact the following dealers for parts and service. Smith & Wesson discontinued these models and no longer has a parts inventory or offer repair service for these models.

The Smith & Wesson Model K-38 Target Masterpiece Revolver Model 14 is a six-shot, double-action revolver with adjustable open sights built on the medium-size 'K' frame. It is chambered for the .38 Special cartridge, and most were fitted with a 6 in (150 mm) or 8+3⁄8 in (210 mm) barrel. A small batch were made with 4 in (100 mm) barrels, and even fewer were made with 5 in (130 mm) barrels. First produced in 1947 and originally known as the K-38 Target Masterpiece, it was renamed the Model 14 in 1957 when all Smith & Wesson revolvers were given numerical model numbers. It is built on the same medium-sized frame (K-frame) as the seminal Smith & Wesson Model 10 ('Military and Police') revolver. The K-38 model was authorized for duty with the Los Angeles Police Department^[1] in the 1960s and early 1970s.

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The Model 14 Masterpiece Single-Action was available in 1961 and 1962.^[2] It came with a 6 in (150 mm) barrel and functioned in single-action only. It was otherwise identical to the rest of the Model 14s.

Smith And Wesson Model 63 Serial Numbers History

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Smith & Wesson also released a Model 14 in their 'Classics' line. A nickel-plated version^[3] has since been discontinued, but the blued-steel version^[4] is still available. Other than the finishes, the revolvers were identical with 6 in (150 mm) barrels, a pinned Patridge front sight, a micro-adjustable rear sight, and wood grips.

During the years 1965 - 1968 a serial number range of the Model 14-2 was acquired by the Dayton Gun Headquarters of Dayton, Ohio. Smith and Wesson allowed this gun distributer to block a number of serial numbers for a special run of 14-2 handguns. These handguns were distinctive in that they were all Model 14-2, 4' revolvers with a Baughman front sight and a mixture of standard or target hammers, triggers and stocks. The 'Dayton' guns are a hybrid involving a shortened Model 14 barrel with a Model 15 sight. The Dayton guns were made in four separate blocks of serial numbers. They are: 1) K623337 - K623737 (401 pieces); 2) K623857 - K624496 (640 pieces); 3) K660288 - K661087 (800 pieces); 4) K661389 - K 661585 (197 pieces) for a total of 2038 pieces; during years 1965 - 1968. Excerpt from: The Dayton Guns; An Early Example of Customer - Blocked Serial Numbers; Volume 30, #2 Autumn 1996; Smith and Wesson Collectors Association; author Mike Priwer.

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1. ^http://www.lapdonline.org/lapd_equipment
2. ^http://www.pmulcahy.com/revolvers/us_revolvers_sw10-30.htm
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