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Originally Posted by k22fan
That’s a nice old working .38. Ignoring the lack of a dictionary definition of “pre-model 10”, all the information above is correct.
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The definition of 'pre-model' is only one piece of a larger theme that applies to all HE models from the SCSW, 3rd, and is #4 in the following five evolutionary categories:
1. Pre-war models up thru 1941
2. Wartime production models
3. Transitional models (post war) 1945-1950
4. Pre-models: "Incorporates the 1950 design improvements, but before model numbers were assigned. Many collectors will call these 'pre-models'."
5. Numbered models June 1957 and up
For I & J frames, it's similar except for:
3. Transitional models (post war) 1946-1953
4. Pre-models: Incorporates the 1953 design improvements....