C&R · II · 489
S&W .38/44 Outdoorsman & Heavy Duty
Section II: curio or relic, still subject to the Gun Control Act
Official wording
ATF P 5300.11 · APRIL 2025 EDITION · SECTION II · VERBATIM · PDF P. 16 ↗
Smith & Wesson, .38/44 Outdoorsman & Heavy Duty, cal. .38, S/Ns 36500-62023 (no letter).
What this entry requires
- ATF REQUIRESYour serial number is one ATF listsATF: “S/Ns 36500-62023 (no letter)”
- INFOATF states no date; production was about 1930–1941.
Editorial facts · Our research
- Country
United StatesBasis: outside reference ¹- Manufacturer
- Smith & WessonBasis: the ATF wording
- Type
- PistolBasis: outside reference ²
- Action
- OtherBasis: outside reference ³
- Caliber
- .38 SpecialBasis: the ATF wording
- Made
- Listed serials only · c. 1930–1941production; ATF states no dateBasis: outside reference ⁴
- Service
- Commercial
Source
- Official wording
- ATF P 5300.11, April 2025 edition · Section II · PDF p. 16 ↗ · ATF original ↗
- Entries
- 1 line
- Verbatim check
- Checked against the PDF text before every release
- Editorial facts
- Confidence: High · Last revised 18 October 2026 (Evidence pass) · How we rate confidence
- References
- 1. Wikipedia, “Smith & Wesson” ↗, country: Wikipedia: Smith & Wesson is an American firearm manufacturer, founded in Norwich, Connecticut / Springfield, Massachusetts
- 2. Wikipedia, “Smith & Wesson .38/44” ↗, type: Wikipedia: "a series of 6-round cylinder, double-action, Smith & Wesson N-frame revolvers"; variants Heavy Duty, Outdoorsman
- 3. Wikipedia, “Smith & Wesson .38/44” ↗, action
- 4. Wikipedia, “Smith & Wesson .38/44” ↗, years: Wikipedia: infobox production date 1930–1941, 1946–1966; "Production was interrupted by the World War II. Postwar production serial numbers are prefixed with the letter S" — so no-letter S/Ns are 1930–1941
- Fact tags
- ATF the ATF wording states it.
- REF ¹ an outside reference supports it; the number points to the list of references.
- ESTIMATE an approximate or indirect reading, for example the production range of the base model.
- NO CITATION we haven’t attached a reference for this fact; it’s our editorial reading, not ATF’s.
- Source checked
- 20 October 2026: ATF’s page still lists the April 2025 edition
- Corrections
- None
Historical context
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