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Old 02-26-2017, 11:17 PM
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Is this box the original to this Model 34-1? Someone is trying to sell me this revolver and he contends that it is, but isn't the serial number different on the box and the butt of the revolver?

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Old 02-26-2017, 11:22 PM
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Yes, boxes were marked with the serial number of the gun inside.
Yours don't match.
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Well....doesn't appear serial number was written on the box. So could be.....


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The box isn't original to the gun. If the seller is maintaining that it is, then he is;

1. Dishonest
2. Very Stupid
3. Both
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The serial number on the box is from approx. 1977. The gun is from 1963ish maybe 64.
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The box may be an original S&W box for the same model, just not the same gun.
I have a similar situation with a model 36 no dash. I purchased the gun new in 1963. It was subsequently stolen in a burglary in the 1980s but I still had the box. I replaced the gun with an identical one shipped in 1962. Everything on the box label is the same except the serial number.
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The SN on the box is M97804. It is the last line above "SMITH & WESSON".

Sometimes the SN is written on the bottom of the box in grease pencil.
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To answer the OP's question: No. The box is for a Model 34-1 s/n M97804. It was blue with a 4" barrel and standard stocks.

Your gun was not shipped in that box.
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