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10-30-2016, 11:48 AM
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Identify S&W Hand Ejector revolver
I want to identify my new S&W revolver. The Model number on the frame under the yoke is 745. It is in S&W 38 Special caliber. The serial number is 2857xx. The barrel is 4". I notice it has a screw in front of the trigger guard, and the four studs in the frame are screwed in from the inside. It is nickel plated.
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10-30-2016, 12:17 PM
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How about a picture, the only model 745 I can find in the S&W Standard Catalog is a semi-automatic. Also, how many screws are in the side plate? Also, if it's an early revolver, I don't believe the model number would be stamped on the frame under the yoke.
Last edited by OldChief; 10-30-2016 at 12:20 PM.
Reason: Added info.
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10-30-2016, 01:12 PM
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I suspect that this is an M&P from the 19_teens, assuming there is no letter in front of the serial number. The 745 is likely an assembly number. Welcome to the forum!
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10-30-2016, 02:12 PM
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Without a prefix, I suspect jmace is correct, and it would be from around 1915/16. Does it look like the one pictured below? It's a .32 WCF, but based on your description should be of identical appearance.
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10-30-2016, 10:55 PM
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No models were assigned until 1957. Your gun is much older.
Probably a Military & Police, which was designated Model 10 in 1957. Some minor changes occurred along the way.
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11-01-2016, 10:59 AM
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Thanks for the replies. There are 4 screws holding the side plate. There is no S&W logo on the side plate. The nickel plating is very poor and I plan to chemically remove it and blue the gun unless this is a rare and valuable piece.
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11-01-2016, 05:33 PM
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Welcome to the forum.
The problem with rarity is that sometimes it has nothing to do with the model of the gun. If in fact your gun is a M&P of which S&W made over 7,000,000 it is not really rare model wise. If however, your gun shipped to J. Edgar Hoover, it could be worth plenty.
Soooooo, unless you letter a gun, no one can really know for sure. 
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11-03-2016, 12:37 PM
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S&W Hand Ejector
Thanks for all the info. I believe this is a M&P made in the teens. I will let you know how the nickle strip and blueing goes.
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11-03-2016, 02:48 PM
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For an M&P, your SN 2857xx would indicate shipment sometime in the WWI period. I list SN 2847xx as shipping in 6/1918. The lack of the S&W logo stamp also verifies it is from the WWI period. S&W ceased using the frame logo stamp during that time, resuming use shortly after the war, sometime in 1919-20.
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