Bill Powell and I discussed the W&K records many times and Bill always said he "was in touch with the family, etc" - Personally, I think Bill may have been enhancing his story, as he was known to do sometimes! What we really know is that the S&W factory records for the shipments to W&K's Model 1926 orders, are not reliable , as the shipping clerk(s) at that time would list a multiple gun shipment - like, say 50 guns, as all one configuration regardless of multiple configurations in the shipment. If your letter says you have a blue, 5 inch, and your gun is a nickel engraved 4 inch, with no evidence the gun is not original in that configuration, - don't despair ! Have Roy pull the invoice and it will match your gun! Shipping records be dammed ! Ed.