Beautiful! Great catch and great price.

Clearly has the 1930 rd top frame reportedly assembled in the serial range S209792-S210782, many of which shipped in the 1946-48 period.
Should have the smaller U notch rear sight blade.

And well within the Transitional serial # range!

It wouldn't come from S&W with an empty lanyard swivel hole, they plugged the hole. So the swivel was probably removed as soon as received by the owner. Is the retaining pin still in the grip frame under the grip?

The strange stamp by the assembly # in the yoke looks like Px, but really just a poorly stamped inspector's mark which should be there.

If I did anything to it besides install a lanyard swivel, I'd swap barrels with the Model 22 to get the shorter barrel and with the extractor rod shroud like the 1917 should have had from the get go.

You scored big time!

Beautiful 1911A1 as well, more correctly a Model of 1926 since it's a civilian model.

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Jim
S&WCA #819