M&P question

[dasmi]

I just picked up my 2 inch M&P. It's got Pachmayr grips, and shoots pretty nicely. I just realized that on the right side, it says:

Made is U.S.A.
Marcas Registradas
Smith & Wesson
Springfield, Mass.

What's with the Spanish?

 

[Gator]

That has been on all S&W revolvers since 1948. There use to be a lot of cheap Spanish made copies of Smiths back then and Smith wanted all its Spanish customers to know they were getting the real thing!

 

[dasmi]

Thanks, I didn't know that. It's my first Smith

 

[Gator]

And hopefully not your last

 

[dasmi]

Certainly not. In fact, I had to rush out of the shop. Where was a really, really nice 4 inch model 10 in the case calling my name.

 

[340PD]

Is it the M&P 340?

If so, when did it come out?

 

[dasmi]

No, I don't think so...It's the Pre-model 10 Military and Police, 2 inch barrel, serial number C137XXX. People on THR have told me that puts the date of manufacture somewhere between 1948 and 1952.

 

[Owen]

You do realize that there are more spanish speakers than English Speakers in in the Americas, don't you?

 

[johndoe1027]

Definitely, if you include South America in the "Americas".

 

[SaxonPig]

I bet it looks a lot like these. One is C58,000 shipped in May of 1949 and the other is C56,000 shipped in July of that year.

Seems like with all of my paired S&Ws the ones with the earlier serials shipped last.

 

[dasmi]

Yeah, just like that.

 

[coelacanth]

Howdy boys...

Actually, it's Latin for " registered trademark " .

 

[BigRed]

Actually, it's Latin for " registered trademark " .

I just asked my step-mom what it means.... She says (in broken English) "registere'red'" trademark" Shes from Brazil. I dont believe she is fluent in Latin.....