S&W Mdl 60

Hi Folks, I hope this is ok to ask here. I'm looking at a mdl 60 non pinned barrel & non recessed cylinder. It says 60 no dash on the frame by the yoke. I want to buy it but I noticed what appears to be about three sets of numbers stamped over each other on the yoke itself- looks factory. It's a nice gun ser# ANS15xx. Could this overstamping mean a defect or repair or something? Their asking $550 OTD Thanks for any help-Dave

It's a mid 80's gun, but are you sure you have the serial # right? It's on the butt of the gun. Mine has #'s on the yoke, but I'd have to look it up to see if's an inspector stamp or something. There's a 5 digit # and a lighter stamped 3 letters/digits. Mine is pinned and dates to 1977. I don't believe S&W ever recessed their .38 Special chambers.

$550? Probably not out of line. S&W was still making pretty darn good guns after the pinned barrels went away. The pinned are worth more, though. Check the serial # again. I can't find it in my book, but that doesn't mean it's not correct.

I'm with Cholo, Model 60 no dash should have a pinned barrel, but they didn't recess the cylinder. Look at the butt of the gun. Depending on condition, that's a fair price. Can't find my book.

Bear Paw Jack said:

Model 60 no dash should have a pinned barrel

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I would have bet $, too, but a rare 60-1 was in '72 and the 60's with no dash went thru 1986 and the 60-2's started in '87. It was minor that the pin was removed in '82, but S&W didn't consider that a change to a dash # :? Page 223 bottom right.

I owned a 1971 vintage Mod 60 with orig box and paperwork and sold it to a friend a few years ago who was more than happy to pay $500 for it so $550 prob isn't too far off. Check over on Gunbroker and see what some are actually selling for.

I borrowed and saved this little tid-bit of model 60 info so I could share it.
I'll bet more than one of you will also save it.

60 - introduced in 1965
60-1 (1972) 3 in square butt limited production
60-2 (1987) DAO NYPD?
60-3 (1988) New yoke retention system
60-4 (1990) 3 in target sights full under lug barrel
60-5 (1990) DAO for NYPD with new yoke retention
60-6 (1989) Ladysmith version
60-7 (1990) front sight 1/8 inch wide, new heat treatment
60-8 (1990) same as 60-7 for NYPD
60-9 (1996) change to J magnum frame
60-10 (1996) Target variation on J magnum frame
60-11 (1996) New frame design for 38 Special version only
60-12 (1996) new frame nose cut
60-13 (1996) same as 60-12 but target version
60-14 (2001) Ladysmith with internal lock
60-15 (2001) internal lock on 357 mag target version
60-16 (2001) internal lock on 38 Special 2 in
60-17 (2001) internal lock on 38 Special 3 inch target
60-18 (2005) internal lock 357 Mag 5 inch target 2 pc barrel

Sounds reasonable to me, I wouldn't take that for 60-4

Thank's Folk's for all the replies and great info! There's another one pretty much identical at another gun store about 5 miles from this one (maybe just slightly cleaner) and their asking $800.00 + tax ($866 in Texas) so I think it's a deal. Thank's again-Dave

Overstamped #s from the factory are not unheard of for S&Ws. They do indicate a repair or anything else except a mistake or a part intended for one new gun, used instead on another new gun.

From my book:

ASSEMBLY (factory work) #s: These multi-digit numbers of 3 to 5 digits, are on the yoke at the hinge, in the 'yoke cut' on frame (accompanied with a stamped inspector letter) opposite the yoke near the hinge, and inside of the sideplate, for the pre war and early post war period. Once the gun is shipped, the only use for the assembly is to confirm the three parts it's stamped on are original.

In 1957 the assembly # in the yoke cut of the frame was relocated to the left side of grip frame after model #s were assigned and the serial # was eventually added in the 'yoke cut' where the assembly #, now moved to the left side of the grip frame, used to be. You know they are assembly (factory work) #s because of those 3 locations that always match on guns that are original, and that's the only usefulness for them after guns leave the factory; still used to this day, long after serial number locations decreased.