The recent thread about getting an heirloom gun made me pull out my dad's NYPD service revolver. Trying to pin down the date a little better than what I could find using the Std Catalog.
Pre model 10, serial C1329XX; shows somewhere between 1948 and 1952. I THINK my dad joined the force in 1950.

I was also wondering if anyone has any insight on the NYPD serial number stamped on the backstrap -whether these were issued by NYPD or if the officer bought his own and they assigned the number for some other purpose?

One neat feature is the Made in the USA Pachmayr version of the Tyler T grip - for some reason it does NOT fit any of my other K frames but it really does make holding and firing a lot more comfortable and accurate.

TIA.