@ 68
Need the serial number to answer.
This is for SMITH and WESSON firearms.
It was built in 1983.
that is determined by the revolvers serial number.....................
When was 38 smith and Wesson serial number 172095
Unknown. Shipped @ 1973
Smith and Wesson is the make.
Standard Catalog of Smith and Wesson
Smith and Wesson makes parts in batches. There is no guarantee that a frame made and serial numbered today will be built today. The best you can do is to get the approximate date it was shipped from Smith and Wesson to a distributor. If you had provided the serial number, an answer could be given.
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.
Standard Catalog of Smith and Wesson by Supica and Nahas
K 7981 smith&wesson