I have a Taurus 38 special model 85 2" nickel revolver. I have had it for 20+ years. I bought it used from a friend and I have only fired it 20 or so rounds through it. The last time I shot it was about a month ago and it fired flawlessly and it looks great. I was looking to sell it and the interested party wanted to know when it was made. I tried to look it up on Taurus's website but it couldn't find my serial # and recommended calling customer service. After a call to them, it was recommended to send it to them to trade up to a new pistol because they considered it unsafe and it was older than their records. If I sent it in I could buy a new pistol slightly under dealer cost. Has anyone had this same experience? What would make this pistol unsafe? Age? Is this just an attempt to sell a new pistol? Here is a pic of the pistol. Looks great and fires great. Thanks for any advice.

