Identity and Date of Manufacture of S&W Revolvers - Page 38

Oro · May 14, 2009, 12:56 AM

That would likely be 1943. Hard to say without a letter or another more detailed reference like Charlie Pate's book. They made about 3/4 million of them (2/3 British 38 S&W models and about 1/3 US 38 Spcl models) during the war.

Riss · May 14, 2009, 04:06 AM

Have an N frame 25-2, heavily modified. Blued, adj rear sight, sq butt, ser# N6721xx . Ser # is crooked like someone hammered in on by hand.

Radagast · May 14, 2009, 05:38 AM

Riss: 1979-1980.

UranusDestiny · May 14, 2009, 07:09 PM

Any help with mine? 4" Pencil Barreled Model 10, Serial number D7228xx.

ArmedBear · May 14, 2009, 07:30 PM

Thanks, Radagast!

Radagast · May 14, 2009, 09:01 PM

UranusDestiny: 1974-75.

UranusDestiny · May 14, 2009, 09:05 PM

Excellent, thank you very much!

cyclopsshooter · May 15, 2009, 12:44 AM

a) 357 mod 65-3
b) 4inch
c) square butt
d) 6shot
e) fixed
f) S/N AUA20XX
g) mod 65-3

thanks!

Radagast · May 15, 2009, 04:03 AM

cyclopseshooter: Sometime between January 1986 & July 1987. Serial ranges for those months were AHCxxxx & AVBxxxx.

Oyeboten · May 15, 2009, 05:52 AM

Hi Radagast,

Model 10-6

4 inch, Heavy Barrel

Blue

Serial # C917735

Thanks!

Radagast · May 15, 2009, 10:08 AM

Oyeboten 1966-1967.

Oyeboten · May 16, 2009, 12:11 AM

Cool...

Thanks Radagast!

Phil

Riss · May 16, 2009, 05:40 PM

Quote:

Riss: Vi prefixed guns were produced from 1942 to 1945, yours predates September 1944 when the change over to the SV prefix occurred at serial number 769001, and is probably from 1942 or early 1943.
Technically you have a British Service Revolver, made in the same serial number range as the Victory Model and prior to that in the serial range for Militart & Police model of 1905 4th Change. Caliber was .38 S&W, with a five inch barrel.
If it is a lend lease gun it should have UNITED STATES PROPERTY or US Property stamped on it, and or GHD or WB inspector marks.

Gun has the Early grips. I found that makes it possibly prior to Feb 1942. Is marked 38 S&W Special. Not the 38 S&W that I would have expected from that early of a date.

Radagast · May 16, 2009, 08:38 PM

Are the grips numbered to the gun? S&W would have continued production of the .38 special, selling them to police departments, etc, so even with a V prefix it could be a commercial gun. If it has US property/acceptance marks then it would be a government contract piece.

I really need to get the specialist book on M&Ps, I was hoping to get a copy at the gun show yesterday, but no luck. I consoled myself by buying a 95% model 18 from 1977.

Riss · May 16, 2009, 08:42 PM

Well, I will have to let you know later. It is currently inbound. Just bought it today.

Radagast · May 17, 2009, 01:20 AM

Who did you order from?

Oyeboten · May 17, 2009, 01:31 AM

What is the 'specialist Book on M&Ps'..?

Sounds interesting!

Radagast · May 17, 2009, 04:06 AM

http://xavierthoughts.blogspot.com/2...right-arm.html

I'll need to find an internet book seller that will ship OS.

There is another reference book that IIRC Oro or Saxon Pig referred to by an author named Pike. I've been trying to find the post without luck.

PA4476 · May 17, 2009, 07:14 PM

wanting to see when this S&W was made.

mod 15-2
4" bbl
adj sights
target hammer and trigger
pin bbl
ser # K6807XX
sq butt

thanks in advance

Radagast · May 17, 2009, 07:27 PM

Pa4476: 1966.

PA4476 · May 17, 2009, 07:30 PM

Thanks a lot Radagast.

PA4476 · May 17, 2009, 07:49 PM

one more question, is it safe to shoot + P ammo in this one ?

Radagast · May 17, 2009, 08:13 PM

Yes. S&W do not recommend using Plus P in steel framed guns made prior to 1958.

PA4476 · May 17, 2009, 08:57 PM

Again ... thanks. Just what I needed to know.

cyclopsshooter · May 17, 2009, 10:54 PM

a) .38 special
b) 6"
c) square butt
d) 6 shot
e) fixed
f) C119XXX
g) M&P

a) .44 mag
b) 6 1/2"
c) square butt
d) 6 shot
e) adjustable
f) N768XXX
g) 29-2

a) .38 special
b) 4" HB
c) square butt
d) 6 shot
e) fixed
f) C564XXX
g) 10-3

thanks!

May 14, 2009, 04:06 AM	#927
Riss Member Join Date: December 27, 2002 Location: SE Quad, Penns Woods Posts: 981	DOB for a 25-2 Have an N frame 25-2, heavily modified. Blued, adj rear sight, sq butt, ser# N6721xx . Ser # is crooked like someone hammered in on by hand. __________________ An X is still an X with a Quarter Inch group at 100 yards With a Quarter Inch Group on the keyboard an X could be - Z,S,D, or C. I am a quarter inch typist - Please excuse the errors!

May 14, 2009, 05:38 AM	#928
Radagast Member Join Date: December 24, 2002 Posts: 3,362	Riss: 1979-1980. __________________ If you're 6'4" 360, with the scraggly beard wearing a kilt, I think you can leave the guns at home. Just throw on your tartan, grab the nearest sledgehammer, and chase the bad guy down on foot while yelling "REMEMBER WILLIAM WALLACE!!!" If he stops before he hits the state line, splatter him - MGshaggy

May 14, 2009, 07:30 PM	#930
ArmedBear Member Join Date: September 8, 2005 Posts: 23,187	Thanks, Radagast! __________________ http://anarchangel.blogspot.com/2010...-god-have.html

May 14, 2009, 09:01 PM	#931
Radagast Member Join Date: December 24, 2002 Posts: 3,362	UranusDestiny: 1974-75. __________________ If you're 6'4" 360, with the scraggly beard wearing a kilt, I think you can leave the guns at home. Just throw on your tartan, grab the nearest sledgehammer, and chase the bad guy down on foot while yelling "REMEMBER WILLIAM WALLACE!!!" If he stops before he hits the state line, splatter him - MGshaggy

May 15, 2009, 12:44 AM	#933
cyclopsshooter Member Join Date: May 13, 2009 Location: The Shadow Knows... Posts: 2,189	a) 357 mod 65-3 b) 4inch c) square butt d) 6shot e) fixed f) S/N AUA20XX g) mod 65-3 thanks! __________________ The republic is not dead, it just needs its split ends trimmed.

May 14, 2009, 12:56 AM	#926
Oro Member Join Date: September 22, 2007 Location: WA state Posts: 3,475	That would likely be 1943. Hard to say without a letter or another more detailed reference like Charlie Pate's book. They made about 3/4 million of them (2/3 British 38 S&W models and about 1/3 US 38 Spcl models) during the war.

May 14, 2009, 07:09 PM	#929
UranusDestiny Member Join Date: December 28, 2008 Posts: 79	Any help with mine? 4" Pencil Barreled Model 10, Serial number D7228xx.

May 14, 2009, 09:05 PM	#932
UranusDestiny Member Join Date: December 28, 2008 Posts: 79	Excellent, thank you very much!

May 15, 2009, 04:03 AM	#934
Radagast Member Join Date: December 24, 2002 Posts: 3,362	cyclopseshooter: Sometime between January 1986 & July 1987. Serial ranges for those months were AHCxxxx & AVBxxxx. __________________ If you're 6'4" 360, with the scraggly beard wearing a kilt, I think you can leave the guns at home. Just throw on your tartan, grab the nearest sledgehammer, and chase the bad guy down on foot while yelling "REMEMBER WILLIAM WALLACE!!!" If he stops before he hits the state line, splatter him - MGshaggy

May 15, 2009, 05:52 AM	#935
Oyeboten Member Join Date: March 23, 2008 Posts: 3,696	Hi Radagast, Model 10-6 4 inch, Heavy Barrel Blue Serial # C917735 Thanks!

May 15, 2009, 10:08 AM	#936
Radagast Member Join Date: December 24, 2002 Posts: 3,362	Oyeboten 1966-1967. __________________ If you're 6'4" 360, with the scraggly beard wearing a kilt, I think you can leave the guns at home. Just throw on your tartan, grab the nearest sledgehammer, and chase the bad guy down on foot while yelling "REMEMBER WILLIAM WALLACE!!!" If he stops before he hits the state line, splatter him - MGshaggy

May 16, 2009, 12:11 AM	#937
Oyeboten Member Join Date: March 23, 2008 Posts: 3,696	Cool... Thanks Radagast! Phil

May 16, 2009, 08:38 PM	#939
Radagast Member Join Date: December 24, 2002 Posts: 3,362	Are the grips numbered to the gun? S&W would have continued production of the .38 special, selling them to police departments, etc, so even with a V prefix it could be a commercial gun. If it has US property/acceptance marks then it would be a government contract piece. I really need to get the specialist book on M&Ps, I was hoping to get a copy at the gun show yesterday, but no luck. I consoled myself by buying a 95% model 18 from 1977. __________________ If you're 6'4" 360, with the scraggly beard wearing a kilt, I think you can leave the guns at home. Just throw on your tartan, grab the nearest sledgehammer, and chase the bad guy down on foot while yelling "REMEMBER WILLIAM WALLACE!!!" If he stops before he hits the state line, splatter him - MGshaggy

May 16, 2009, 08:42 PM	#940
Riss Member Join Date: December 27, 2002 Location: SE Quad, Penns Woods Posts: 981	Well, I will have to let you know later. It is currently inbound. Just bought it today. __________________ An X is still an X with a Quarter Inch group at 100 yards With a Quarter Inch Group on the keyboard an X could be - Z,S,D, or C. I am a quarter inch typist - Please excuse the errors!

May 17, 2009, 01:20 AM	#941
Radagast Member Join Date: December 24, 2002 Posts: 3,362	Who did you order from? __________________ If you're 6'4" 360, with the scraggly beard wearing a kilt, I think you can leave the guns at home. Just throw on your tartan, grab the nearest sledgehammer, and chase the bad guy down on foot while yelling "REMEMBER WILLIAM WALLACE!!!" If he stops before he hits the state line, splatter him - MGshaggy

May 17, 2009, 01:31 AM	#942
Oyeboten Member Join Date: March 23, 2008 Posts: 3,696	What is the 'specialist Book on M&Ps'..? Sounds interesting!

May 17, 2009, 04:06 AM	#943
Radagast Member Join Date: December 24, 2002 Posts: 3,362	http://xavierthoughts.blogspot.com/2...right-arm.html I'll need to find an internet book seller that will ship OS. There is another reference book that IIRC Oro or Saxon Pig referred to by an author named Pike. I've been trying to find the post without luck. __________________ If you're 6'4" 360, with the scraggly beard wearing a kilt, I think you can leave the guns at home. Just throw on your tartan, grab the nearest sledgehammer, and chase the bad guy down on foot while yelling "REMEMBER WILLIAM WALLACE!!!" If he stops before he hits the state line, splatter him - MGshaggy

May 17, 2009, 07:14 PM	#944
PA4476 member Join Date: November 27, 2008 Posts: 269	wanting to see when this S&W was made. mod 15-2 4" bbl adj sights target hammer and trigger pin bbl ser # K6807XX sq butt thanks in advance

May 17, 2009, 07:27 PM	#945
Radagast Member Join Date: December 24, 2002 Posts: 3,362	Pa4476: 1966. __________________ If you're 6'4" 360, with the scraggly beard wearing a kilt, I think you can leave the guns at home. Just throw on your tartan, grab the nearest sledgehammer, and chase the bad guy down on foot while yelling "REMEMBER WILLIAM WALLACE!!!" If he stops before he hits the state line, splatter him - MGshaggy

May 17, 2009, 07:30 PM	#946
PA4476 member Join Date: November 27, 2008 Posts: 269	Thanks a lot Radagast.

May 17, 2009, 07:49 PM	#947
PA4476 member Join Date: November 27, 2008 Posts: 269	one more question, is it safe to shoot + P ammo in this one ?

May 17, 2009, 08:13 PM	#948
Radagast Member Join Date: December 24, 2002 Posts: 3,362	Yes. S&W do not recommend using Plus P in steel framed guns made prior to 1958. __________________ If you're 6'4" 360, with the scraggly beard wearing a kilt, I think you can leave the guns at home. Just throw on your tartan, grab the nearest sledgehammer, and chase the bad guy down on foot while yelling "REMEMBER WILLIAM WALLACE!!!" If he stops before he hits the state line, splatter him - MGshaggy

May 17, 2009, 08:57 PM	#949
PA4476 member Join Date: November 27, 2008 Posts: 269	Again ... thanks. Just what I needed to know.

May 17, 2009, 10:54 PM	#950
cyclopsshooter Member Join Date: May 13, 2009 Location: The Shadow Knows... Posts: 2,189	a) .38 special b) 6" c) square butt d) 6 shot e) fixed f) C119XXX g) M&P a) .44 mag b) 6 1/2" c) square butt d) 6 shot e) adjustable f) N768XXX g) 29-2 a) .38 special b) 4" HB c) square butt d) 6 shot e) fixed f) C564XXX g) 10-3 thanks! __________________ The republic is not dead, it just needs its split ends trimmed.