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July 18, 2010
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I've already posted with a problem and everyone helped in solving it. Great group of people here.
I don't know much about my DW except it is a .357.
When I was a cop YEARS ago I always wanted to get my hands on one of these. Never could afford (at the time) one.
Came accross this one at a local gun shop for around $200. When I told the salesman that I was surprised that it was still there at that price he said most people don't know what they are looking at.
I'm currious about where and when mine was made. I've attached a photo. The grips have DWA on them. Are they original?
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Dans Club
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November 17, 2008
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Looks like a niceun. This appears to be a model 15-2 V6. Produced at the Monson Mass facility. The grip is probably origional but there is no gaurentee. The grip is from around 1980 or before. After around 1980 the medallion would just have DW on it. You can check out the serial number registry on the right of the screen and get an approximate time frame for your production date. Not an exact science at this point but as close as we can get for now.
LB
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July 18, 2010
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Thanks LB,
Do you have any idea what the small screw inside the trigger guard behind the trigger is?
When I had it open I could not figure out what it did.
July 18, 2010
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I'm guessing that mine was made in 1979 or earlier? By looking at the chart there is no listing of anything in the 19000's. My serial number is 19661*
Dans Club
May 17, 2009
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That screw behind the trigger restricts the travel of the trigger so it stops just after the gun fires.
Welcome aboard the 
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Ed
July 18, 2010
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March 2, 2008
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That screw is an overtravel adjustment, and at some (unknown) point in time that moved to the trigger. I am the "manager" of the S/N registry, and I can tell you it is a very inexact science, based on lot's of fragmentary info and good faith estimates.
BTW-You got a really nice deal, the barrel wrench is not original, but that is a really nice looking 15-2.
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July 18, 2010
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Thank you Steve,
The Barrel wrench was purchased by me on line through eBay. The Allen wrench portion of the tool is useless(at the tip of the barrel wrech). It is not the correct size for my DW. The larger Allen does fit the grip screw. I would love to have a couple of barrels for this especially a 4".
Thanks again.
Ray
April 25, 2008
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Welcome to the forum. Nice Model 15 you have there.
The Savantist
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January 24, 2009
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Good looking DW you scored there, congrats!
These guys answered your questions, so that leaves me with
aboard.
July 18, 2010
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