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Originally Posted by policerevolvercollector
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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.
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The SV and then S prefix just continued the numerical V sequence up to 999,999; then the C prefix started in 1948 at about, but not exactly the time when the new short action was introduced; that actually began in the high S-numbers. That has led us having some (a bit esoteric, but fun) discussions over whether an S-prefix gun should be properly called a pre-Model 10 if it has the new action or whether that term should be limited to C-prefix guns. Then one could look at the elimination of the MADE IN USA stamp in favor of the four-line, which also occurred around then, but not exactly concurrent with any of the other changes.
As with many things S&W, neat cut-offs are not a thing here
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