Help ID & Date 38/44

EddieHD · #1 10-10-2021, 06:17 PM

Hello gents,

Would you support me to identify the version and date:

- Outdoorsman S-71521
- HD S-64578
- HD S-65067

Thank you in advance

Wiregrassguy · #2 10-10-2021, 06:24 PM

Welcome to the forums from the cotton and peanut covered plains of the Wiregrass! The OD is 1948 and the 2 HDs are 1946-7.

Pictures?

EddieHD · #3 10-10-2021, 10:00 PM

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Originally Posted by ;141278892

Welcome to the forums from the cotton and peanut covered plains of the Wiregrass! The OD is 1948 and the 2 HDs are 1946-7.
Pictures?

Hello Wiregrassguy,
I really appreciate the support and the welcome.
I thought that the earlier HD would be pre-war, do you have 38/44s?.
Sure on wkn I will picture em.
Regards

1Aspenhill · #4 10-10-2021, 11:11 PM

Are the HDs 4”? I’ll check tomorrow, but the outdoorsman could have a 1946 ship date. Pre war guns do not have a “S” prefix.

EddieHD · #5 10-11-2021, 08:18 AM

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Originally Posted by 1Aspenhill

Are the HDs 4”? I’ll check tomorrow, but the outdoorsman could have a 1946 ship date. Pre war guns do not have a “S” prefix.

Hey Aspenhill,
Thank you for your reply, yeah both HDs are 4" and the Ooutdoorman is 6".
Regards

EddieHD · #6 10-11-2021, 09:16 AM

Hello fellows
Which would be the correct grips for the Outdoorsman S-7152?
Thank you in advance

Wiregrassguy · #7 10-11-2021, 10:05 AM

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do you have 38/44s?.

I think this question was for me? Anyway, yes, I have one. A refinished 4" from 1956.

The correct grips for your Outdoorsman should be sharp shouldered magnas similar to the ones below on my .38 M&P.

1Aspenhill · #8 10-11-2021, 11:21 AM

Eddie,
Most likely the HDs were shipped in July 1946. Your Outdoorsman was shipped in Nov 1946. The grips for the OD should be N Frame Magnas.
Go to my website which is linked in my post to see some HDs.
I hope this helps,
Bill

The Gila Bender · #9 10-11-2021, 11:38 AM

EddieHD - I have an Outdoorsman, S71261, shipped November 1946. It has magna stocks with the matching serial number stamped on one panel, and 'MADE IN U.S.A.' stamped on the right-hand side below the cylinder. Yours and mine are 260 units apart from each other. S&W didn't ship in sequential order but they did make frames and assemble complete guns in large batches immediately following the war, 1946 through 1949. Yours and mine may have been manufactured and assembled within a few days/weeks of each other. A historical letter wii confirm when and where your OD was shipped. Post a pic or two if you can.

EddieHD · #10 10-12-2021, 09:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Wiregrassguy

I think this question was for me? Anyway, yes, I have one. A refinished 4" from 1956.

The correct grips for your Outdoorsman should be sharp shouldered magnas similar to the ones below on my .38 M&P.

Thank you for your reply, what a nice queens you have, congrats =)

EddieHD · #11 10-12-2021, 09:28 AM

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Originally Posted by 1Aspenhill

Eddie,
Most likely the HDs were shipped in July 1946. Your Outdoorsman was shipped in Nov 1946. The grips for the OD should be N Frame Magnas.
Go to my website which is linked in my post to see some HDs.
I hope this helps,
Bill

Hey Aspen,
Very nice website you have, thank you very much for your effort, a close friend of mine introduce me to the 38/44 world, he has 5 or 6 HDs.
Regards

EddieHD · #12 10-12-2021, 09:30 AM

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Originally Posted by The Gila Bender

EddieHD - I have an Outdoorsman, S71261, shipped November 1946. It has magna stocks with the matching serial number stamped on one panel, and 'MADE IN U.S.A.' stamped on the right-hand side below the cylinder. Yours and mine are 260 units apart from each other. S&W didn't ship in sequential order but they did make frames and assemble complete guns in large batches immediately following the war period, 1946 through 1949. Yours and mine may have been manufactured and assembled within a few days/weeks of each other. A historical letter wii confirm when and where your OD was shipped. Post a pic or two if you can.

Hey Gila,
Wow some times the world seems to be very small, your OD and mine are from the very same litter lol, on wkn I will take some pictures to post them in here, would you mine post yours please?
Regards

1Aspenhill · #13 10-12-2021, 10:53 AM

Eddie,
The first post WWII Outdoorsman revolvers were manufactured in Aug 1946 and the total production in 1946 was 2017ea. Yours and Tom's went to different destinations.
I hope this helps,
Bill

The Gila Bender · #14 10-12-2021, 11:42 AM

Eddie, Outdoorsman S71261 shipped 11/4/46 to Northwest Hardware Co., Portland, OR. 20 units in the shipment. It lived in the area for over 66 years until I bought it from a gun shop in Longview, WA in February 2013. I'll post a pic soon.

EddieHD · #15 10-14-2021, 09:33 AM

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Originally Posted by 1Aspenhill

Eddie,
The first post WWII Outdoorsman revolvers were manufactured in Aug 1946 and the total production in 1946 was 2017ea. Yours and Tom's went to different destinations.
I hope this helps,
Bill

Hey Bill,
I really appreciate your support, wow only 2017 was made in 1946, how many OD and HD were made totally?
Do you have an OD website too?
Regards

EddieHD · #16 10-14-2021, 09:37 AM

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Originally Posted by The Gila Bender

Eddie, Outdoorsman S71261 shipped 11/4/46 to Northwest Hardware Co., Portland, OR. 20 units in the shipment. It lived in the area for over 66 years until I bought it from a gun shop in Longview, WA in February 2013. I'll post a pic soon.

Hey Tom,
Thank you for the info. It will be nice to see your OD, I will post a pic soon too.
Regards

EddieHD · #17 11-16-2021, 09:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Wiregrassguy

Welcome to the forums from the cotton and peanut covered plains of the Wiregrass! The OD is 1948 and the 2 HDs are 1946-7.
Pictures?

Hey Wiregrassguy,
Sorry for the delay, this is a picture from my 2 HDs shooters.
Regards