The Model 59 was made from 1971-1982
1957 to 1999
1957 to present.
there are dedicated web sites for colt and Winchester manufacturing dates etc. Google it
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The Smith and Wesson model 10-7 was made in the year 1977.
Tales of the Gun - 1998 Guns of Smith and Wesson was released on: USA: 1999
You have to look them up in the Standard Catalog of Smith and Wesson by Supica and Nahas or call S&W.
Your serial number was used by Smith and Wesson for the models 10,12,13,45,64,65,547.It dates this serial number to the year 1979.
1992-1994
91-99
You could go to proofhouse.com to look it up.
1950-1969 for exact information, it is worth the price to get a factory letter from Smith & Wesson