Help with this one please. 38 S&W Special CTG C717xx

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Very Cool round butt M&P - I'd guess 1949. The grips are from the 1920's

They look aftermarket to me, I see scallops at the front and back of the checkering pattern and the top looks different too.
　

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Agreed. Maybe they were added when the gun was refinished.

What did your Dad tell you about the gun?

Drew

Chad and Drew - thanks...........you guys are correct. They are not Factory pre medallions as I initially thought.

The gun had belonged to my grandfather, who passed in the sixties, dad sent it to Smith late sixties early seventies to have it reworked and reblued, they lost it and offered him any other gun. After much ranting they, Smith, miracously found it and returned it. It has sat on my uncles shelf since, until it was given to me this year. So the story goes.

What is a M&P, would'nt the serial # help with the year?

Here is a better grip shot

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M&P = Military and Police

1949 is approx. from the book as the only way to prove when it left S&W Factory is to pay $50 for a Factory letter from the Historian.
Thanks for the better grip picture - those are neat but as Chad/Drew mentioned they are aftermarket and not original.
It's neat that you have this revolver passed down from two generations to you.

Thanks, what should the stock grips look like? Where do I send $50.00 for the history from smith?