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Originally Posted by sneakypete5
Thanks Sal. Mine has an upper sideplate screw on the right side plate. There is no marking that indicates a Model 40. The frame, cylinder,stocks and butt has the serial number 3111 on them. No model number.
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I'm going out on a limb here, but yours likely shipped sometime 1954-1955 or thereabouts. Boy, will Don gloat if I'm wrong.
You have a fairly low number. The lower the serial number the better, I believe.
PS: when I walk the line in a gunshow ... my eyes are searching ONLY for the S&Ws WITH the upper sideplate screw.
Always keep your eyes open for an older 42 in nickel For some reason the nickel did not adhere well for a long time. Many are found refinished ... most poorly refinished. To find a "Gem" 42 in factory nickel is a partial grail quest (a pre 42 even better).
i had an early 42 stamped with a " N " that had been hard chromed, very professionally, for many, ,many years. I just gifted it to one of my boys. I never found a pre-42 in factory nickel except refinished. I do have a 42 in factory nickel NIB but only one.
Take the old Indy hat, whip and Model 1917 but keep your eyes open all the time. Sal