Thread: Mid-century M&P Snubby
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Old 09-11-2020, 12:53 PM
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Originally Posted by JP@AK View Post
Well . . .

The OP's revolver has the C prefix and the "high speed" hammer. It dates to about 1950. It is true that the early postwar examples with the 2" barrel and the round butt are quite scarce. That configuration was made in the fewest numbers during the S prefix period. They all had the older long action.

During the 1948-1957 period, the C prefix guns are "pre-Model 10" units. In that period, the 2" round butt is much more common and there isn't anything "transitional" about them at all.

I do agree that it is a good find. But they are not all that rare.
Just as a matter of nomenclature: are S prefix and earlier K frames considered as M&P while C and K prefix are considered pre-model 10? Or is M&P used to describe all the k frames until the model numbers start?
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