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Originally Posted by Drewfus
New to the forum, but I joined because of a search I am doing for info about a 4 inch Model 14 I just picked up yesterday. Serial is K404xxx, no special markings at all. The grips are wrong and so is the rear sight. Wondering if a Jinks letter would be worth it.
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Welcome to the forum . . . good folks with lots of knowledge here.
Your 4" Model 14 appears to be factory original. A letter would confirm if it is an original 4" and tell you when and where it shipped. It's hard to tell from the serial number but it could have shipped to a federal agency such as the Border Patrol (see posts 9 thru 15)
As discussed in earlier posts, there were also several batches of 4" Model 14s that were shipped to various S&W Distributors . . . perhaps to test the market for a heavy barrel 4". Most of these were equipped with the Baughman ramp front sight like yours for holster carry.
The rear sight on yours appears to be the normal micrometer click rear sight used on post-war K-frame target revolvers such as the Model 14.
Russ