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Originally Posted by Absalom
S&W was shipping revolvers to agency customers with lanyard swivels at all times as a special request feature; I've seen specimen from as late as the 1970s. So I wouldn't be surprised at all if there are some true commercial S-prefix M&P's with swivels. But finding one of these then with the professionally plugged and nicely finished butt surface (like on the immediate post-war frames) would indeed be very unlikely; although, as with all things S&W ....  |
The latest S&W revolvers that I've seen with lanyard rings were 6" Model 66s that went to the Rhode Island State Police in the 1970s.
Just to throw another wrench into the works, the C series guns started appearing circa 1948. I have C 64xxx that went to the Policia Nacional in Colombia South America in that year. So, the the SV & S didn't last very long.