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Originally Posted by g8rb8
K is part of the serial number and also is the frame size of your revolver.
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I would just add one fact to g8rb8's fine explanation. After WWII when S&W began to add letter prefixes to various serial sequences, the
target sight K frame models were put into the K prefix series. So yes, the K is
related to the fact that your gun has the K size frame. But all K frame models in the postwar period don't have the K prefix serial numbers. Only those with adjustable rear sights as standard equipment.
The postwar
fixed sight K frame models initially got the S prefix, followed in 1948 with the C prefix and in 1968, the D prefix.