Thank you. But did you notice the dent/rub in the top of the checkering?Very nice - congratulations! Nice sharp-shoulder Magnas on that one!
It's a 1949 with the wide rib on the barrel. That's when S&W quit the thinner barrel to make the K38 Masterpiece weigh the same as the K-32 and 22.Howdy
Nice K-38. I have two of them. The one with the fake stag grips shipped in 1957, the other one shipped in 1950.
Yours is a 5 screw with what looks like a target hammer. The barrel appears straight and untapered? Is the barrel rib the full width of the barrel or is it narrower?
Do you know when yours was made? If you post the SN, leaving 'Xs' for the last two digits I might be able to make a guess. Be sure to include any letter prefixes.