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Originally Posted by Doc44
Apparently, S&W found some five screw frames in mid-1957 and used them to make 44 Magnums. I have seen one with a serial number in the S176000 range. The one I owned (S174000) has tangs with ten grooves and was serial number marked like a 4-screw (no s/n on the rear side of the yoke, in the extractor rod shroud, etc.). As far as value goes, one of these might be worth a small premium to a collector who is trying to obtain all the possible variations of the 44 Magnum.
Bill
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I have a pre-Model 27, five screw with a five inch barrel, serial number 173042. It has six grooves. There are serial numbers in the usual places except for the barrel shroud.
Roy said it was shipped in October, 1958, so I assume this is also one of the "found frames."
Bill