No model number before 1957. Check the crane area.
Glock, Savage, Colt, Winchester, Remington, Smith & Wesson, MossbergColt, Savage, Henry, Mossberg, Remington, Smith & Wesson
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The great-grandaddy of the Winchester lever action rifle was the Volcanic pistol, developed by Smith and Wesson. Oliver Winchester began buying stock in The Volcanic Repeating Arms Company in 1855. The company name became the New Haven Arms Company in 1857 after both Smith and Wesson dropped their share of the ownership. In 1860 production of the Henry Rifle began. This is usually considered the first Winchester. I don't know exactly when the company became Winchester Repeating Arms, but the first gun to actually carry the Winchester name was the Model 1866.
The address of the Smith And Wesson is: 2100 Roosevelt Ave, Springfield, MA 01104
there are dedicated web sites for colt and Winchester manufacturing dates etc. Google it
Winchester, Marlin, Savage, Springfield, Colt, Smith & Wesson, Enfield, Merkel, Mauser, Glock- there are thousands of them.
The 29-2 was the variant produced for the most years, from 1961 to 1982. To find what year a particular Model 29 gun was made, it is necessary to telephone Smith and Wesson. (For Remington or Ruger or Winchester, etc, you need only do an internet search for "Winchester serial numbers" for example, and you can quickly find what year a particular gun was made. This works for almost every company except Smith and Wesson.)
Winchester, Marlin, Savage, Colt, Smith & Wesson, Iver Johnson, Mossberg, Harrington & Richardson, Ithaca, High Standard.
Ruger, Colt, Smith and Wesson, STI, Sako, Weatherby, Winchester, FN, Browning, Miroku, Korth, H&K, are a few.
The address of the Longie Dale Hamilton Memorial Library is: 1012 Spring Street, Wesson, 39191 0299
behind the celinder
On the butt of the weapon and inside the crane