Thread: S&W Victory model serial number lookup
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Old 06-11-2013, 10:12 PM
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Default Victory Model S/N
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Originally Posted by opoefc View Post
V53254 was shipped in Aug. 1942, Close serial numbers went to the US Navy and to the Hercules Powder Co., so with out a factory letter, you won't know if the gun was a military shipped gun or sent to a war plant's guard unit. It was shipped in S&W's military non-glare finish Sand Blast Blue" so it has been refinished. Ed #15

I noticed that most Victory Models have the V stamp in the same block as the numerical stamp. The one I have has the stamps separated by maybe 1" on the butt. On the cylinder, a l (or maybe a 1) precedes the V. The l and V are together and appear to be stamped lighter on the butt. This is a nickel with a 6" barrel. Is this even a Victory model?
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