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Originally Posted by deanodog
We wonder why things happen some time. Here is a k frame I bought from a police supply co. It has the s/n stamped inside the crane but why would someone do this to a gun?
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That grip frame has been notched for a set of Farrant grips, a popular competition grip set at one time.
IMO there is a much simpler explanation for that serial number. At some point a pre model 10 was returned to the factory for a repair that wasn't possible. As a "consolation" S&W assigned that serial number to a new model 15-3 that was a replacement for the pre model 10 that couldn't be repaired. I also have a hunch that the person this was done for was a LEO, perhaps a member of the FBI or rainking member of one of the larger police forces. IMO it's worth having this particular model 15 lettered, it's original owner may be someone who was fairly prominent.