Looks like a well used and weatherworn model 19. Open the clinder and look on the frame under the yoke.....should have a model & series on main frame.
No numbers in that area only under the grips not sure what numbers are the serial numberLooks like a well used and weatherworn model 19. Open the clinder and look on the frame under the yoke.....should have a model & series on main frame.
If the gun was made after 1957, the model number will be on the frame under the yoke. It'll be "#1" in the photo.
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Prior to 1957, S&W didn't have model numbers. So, what we today call a Model 19, was marketed by S&W as the "Combat Magnum." They first hit the market in 1955.
It has a good history was a service pistol for the state of California prison systemYou may want to take the pistol to someone familiar with firearms; a dealer perhaps. If the serial number has been removed, that gun is very illegal to possess. If that's the case, I'd be quitely returning that hot potato to the person I got it from. Good luck
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I just picked up a Smith and Wesson 357 cant find model number looking for any information…”
Some more information could get you better answers. Or images.
What is marked on the right side of the barrel?
What is marked on the left side of the barrel.?
What is the serial number?
It looks like a nice well used revolver.
Kevin
It has serial number on the grip frame
This is correct information. The bottom of the grip frame is where S&W stamps/engraves/etches the serial number. The other spot I've seen frequently on S&W duty type firearms (Models 10, 67, 66, 686, 15, 65 etc.) is on the frame above the model number when the cylinder is open under the yoke, which is hand stamped. However in the pic it looks like someone gobbed a weld bead on that area, which happens to coincide with a missing serial number on the bottom of the grip. Numbers under the grip panels on S&W revolvers are batch and assembly numbers only. The large "N" present indicated factory nickel.Again, the numbers on the SIDE of the grip frame are NOT serial numbers. They are numbers used in house by S&W while the gun is being made. The actual serial number is on the BOTTOM of the frame. A gun with a altered or obliterated serial number is a serious problem. But you do you.
What number is on the paperwork?
There have to be thousands of Smiths registered by their "fitting numbers" instead of the official serial number.