Smith and Wesson 586 Serial Number Dating?

[P99AS9]

I was wondering if anyone could tell me what year or time period my S&W 586 was made in. The serial number is AAC3XXX. Thanks in advance!

 

[P99AS9]

Anybody? I'm really curious!

 

[MrBorland]

You sure about the serial #? For this gun, it ought to have a 3-letter, 4-digit serial #, like AAA0023.

 

[P99AS9]

Oh! my mistake. I was looking at my 686 lol. The serial # is actually AAC3XXX. Let me know if you need to find out what the other X's are if it'll help.

 

[MrBorland]

The Std Catalog is a bit vague with these serial #s. It lists the serial #s for 1981 and 1982 as AAA0000-2100 and AAD2120, respectively, so I'm gonna go for 1981 for serial # AAC3XXX.