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09-01-2021, 06:27 PM
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Pre-Model 43 Question
Have a pre-model 43 shipped July 1955. On the back of the cylinder there is a letter S and a diamond right next to it.
Does that mean anything?
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09-01-2021, 06:33 PM
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Doubtful the S diamond marking is anything more then installation / fitter marks
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09-01-2021, 07:14 PM
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I believe it indicates the cylinder was worked on by the service department before the gun was released for retail sale. The Standard Catalog of S&W, 4th Edition says:
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Parts modified by the factory on a new gun like a shortened barrel BEFORE originally being shipped can have a diamond stamp sometimes with an S inside indicating service dept. work, but w/o a rework date like guns returned to the factory!
(Page 495).
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