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Thanks SaxonPig. I think my question is thoroughly answered, and I appreciate all the help and information :)

Thanks again marsche

Can anyone date my S&W 357 Highway Patrolman 28-2 (serial # N81984)?

Here's the story.... I went to a yard sale in 2004, and the son was there selling off his dad's estate. The sale was full of military junk. I asked the son if he had any guns. He said "yeah, but I'm not selling them". I poked around for another 10 minutes, then I asked "are you sure you...

Thank you everyone for your input. I paid $175 for the 38 M&P AND a very nice 357 Highway Patrolman 28-2 (serial # N81984) I imagine the 357 will be easier to date?

Thank you Marsche

barrel length is 4". was that common? (With my limited knowledge) I thought they were supposed to be 5".

Just noticed the following on the top of the barrel. Not sure if it's meaningful to dating the gun: "smith & wesson springfield mass. u.s.a. patented feb.6.06.sept.14.09.dec.29.14"

Last post for tonight :) I read a few places online that the M&P model was stamped with serial numbers 1 to 1,000,000 (from 1899 to roughly 1942). Then S&W restarted the serial number at 1 again by putting the V before the serial numbers (during the war and because their serial # machine...

The writing on the right side is "made in u.s.a.". The barrel has the "38 s. & w. special ctg" on one side and just "smith & wesson" on the other side.

Did all the WWII M&P models have a "V" in front of the serial #? Most websites I googled seemed to say that. My gun does NOT have the "V" in front of the serial #. There is a picture on a wikipedia article (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smith_%26_Wesson_Model_10) that looks exactly like...

The serial # "983372" is in at least 4 locations on this gun. Under the barrel (on the flat part right behind the cylinder, on base of the butt, and on the rim of the front of the cylinder (stamped a little crooked there), and on the bottom side of the ejector star. Can we date it exactly...

More pictures Here's a few pictures of the butt with the grip off, showing the large S and small J.

There is a hole in the butt of gun, right in the center to the right of the serial number. And I'm not sure the grip is original, because the first 3 numbers of the serial number is obscured until you remove the grip. Unless this is normal.

so what is the "2051 2"? And the large captial "S" stamped on on the handle under the grip? Which number is the serial number and does that number date the gun? I'm a newbie. Sorry for all the questions :)