S & W model 64-5

KentW

June 03, 2011 14:18

Can someone educate me on this revolver? When i tried to pull it up online to check what one is worth, there were only about two or three to be found. A LOT of 64's. I'm wondering what the "5" means. How does it differ?

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  rufe-snow

  June 03, 2011 14:27

  The number after the dash represents a major engineering change that S & W has made to the revolver. Each major engineering change is represented by a sequentially higher number starting with a -1, etc.
  
  Generally collectors would be interested in the earliest guns without any engineering changes, or guns made for only a very short time with one specific engineering change.
  
  
  EDIT #1, According to the S & W book the 64-5 engineering change was made between 1988 & 1998. Because of this, not likely to be a big buck collectors item.

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  KentW

  June 03, 2011 15:42

  Thank you for the information.

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