Well, something is definitely amiss. First, no S&W revolver built in 1952 would have a model number. The order came down to include model numbers in the summer of 1957 and some lines did not get them until 1958.
Second, the Model 49 Bodyguard was not introduced until 1959. So you need to take a harder look at the serial number. Are you looking at the bottom of the grip frame? That is where you will find the correct number. I suspect you just left out a digit, because the first Model 49 serial number we know about was 163051. That would make yours quite early, but in 1959, not 1952.
Regards,
JP

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Jack
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