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07-23-2017, 06:48 PM
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6" Hand Ejector
Hello,
I am trying to run down the model and date of manufacture for a hand ejector.
Here are the facts:
Serial Number: S 995XXX Located on the butt of the grip and the underside of the barrel
Length: 6"
Sights: Fixed
No Model Number
Screws: 4 visible, including a front trigger guard screw. There could be a fifth potentially under the grips.
Caliber: 6 Shot, .38 S&W Special Ctg
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07-23-2017, 07:07 PM
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That is a Military and Police model, called by some a "pre model 10". I have one like it that dates to 1948. Model numbers were not assigned until 1957-58 and it became the model 10. It looks as though it could tell some stories. If mechanically sound, it is a real good shooter. Enjoy it.
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07-23-2017, 07:26 PM
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Welcome! Tom is correct on the ID, a .38 M & P. It has "character" .
It is somewhat of a scarce variation, as this was one of the about 10,000 examples at the end of the S prefix series made with the then-new short action. Jack (JP@AK) is the local expert on these and will be along with more information and questions.
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07-23-2017, 10:08 PM
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That squiggle hammer dates it to between 1948 and maybe 1954-55, before the later hammer arrived.
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07-23-2017, 11:20 PM
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As alluded to earlier, that SN indicates a fairly uncommon (at least in the quantity made) variation of the Military and Police Model. First, yours would likely have shipped in mid-1948, maybe June or July. At around SN S990xxx, S&W made a significant engineering change in the design of the firing mechanism, going from the old "long" action to a newer "short" action. And the S-series M&Ps ended at S999999 (S1000000?), so there were fewer than 10000 of the short action M&Ps in the S-series like yours made. The short action continued in production from that point on, the next series being the C-series. It's easy to tell the difference between the long action and the new short action by looking at the shape of the hammer, and yours has the new so-called "High Speed Hammer". You have what some collectors would call a very early pre-Model 10. The wooden grips appear to be correct for that time period. While it's probably a good shooter, in its present condition it would be worth little, if any, more than any other 6" pre-Model 10 revolver in the same condition despite its somewhat unusual characteristics.
Last edited by DWalt; 07-23-2017 at 11:41 PM.
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