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Originally Posted by spitdog
Thanks, I think mine was 1954. So it would basically have the same Magna stocks, correct?
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Actually no. Sometime in the first quarter of 1953, the old sharp shoulder type of postwar Magna stocks ran out of supply and were replaced with those having a more tapered shoulder. At first, they still had the square corners on the butt and were the same as those shipping on the target models (K-38, for example). A bit later, the M&P began shipping with the so-called PC Magna stocks with the rounded butts.
Here is a picture of the type used in 1954. The gun they are on in this picture is an S prefix M&P from September, 1947, so they are incorrect on this gun (they have since been replaced with period correct stocks).