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S&W Hand Ejectors: 1896 to 1961 All 5-Screw & Vintage 4-Screw SWING-OUT Cylinder REVOLVERS, and the 35 Autos and 32 Autos


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Bought a older 38 special said it was pre model 10 S911xxx any help on manufacturers year
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1945-1948. Postwar "S" serial range ran for those four years. Range was S811120 - S999999.

My S976xxx shipped 1 March 1948 so yours should be a little earlier.

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1945-1948. Postwar "S" serial range ran for those four years. Range was S811120 - S999999.

My S976xxx shipped 1 March 1948 so yours should be a little earlier.

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Welcome to the Forum Rshell15.

The S911xxx .38 Military & Police revolvers were shipping in June, 1947. No guarantees since S&W did not ship in serial order, but there is an excellent chance yours went out the door that month.

Yours is not quite a "pre-model 10" since the change to the high speed hammer had not yet occurred. The correct name is .38 Military & Police.

I would like to capture yours for my research on these unique revolvers (released in '46-'48). If you would send me the complete serial number via PM and post a few pictures here, I would be grateful. For starters, what is the barrel length? I show both 5" and 6" examples in that serial range.
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Thanks for the information do you see alot of these around
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Sorry just traded for today its 5 inch barrel
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Thanks for the information do you see alot of these around
They show up on the auction sites regularly. I own more than a dozen of them and have nearly 800 in my database.

Thanks for the barrel length. Would you please send the serial number via PM or post it here?

Here's what I can tell you about the configuration of yours, based on the serial number:
1. Stocks should be the early postwar style with the diamond and the sharp shoulder and the stamped steel retaining washer behind the medallion (blued). Also, if they are original, the serial number, minus the S, will be impressed into the wood on the inside of the right panel.
2. The extractor will have the knurled end and no knob.
3. The hammer pivot stud will be pressed in place and barely visible below the thumbpiece.
4. The thumbpiece will have flat edges top and bottom.
5. There should be patent dates on the barrel, ending with Dec 29, 14.
6. There should not be a plugged lanyard hole on the butt.

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