I once owned a Texas Ranger that I had purchased from Ray Brazille years prior that was NOT in the engraved serial number range.

I knew of this one and others that ... when the factory sold out all the factory engraved TRs, many more were engraved outside the factory.

The tell tale will be these are, in fact TR serial numbers but NOT in the serial numbers of the factory engraved and will not letter as factory engraved albeit, it is engraved very similar to the factory engraved issues.

Anyone have one of these ?

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ANTIQUESMITHS
LM1300 SWHF425

Haven't seen or heard of any, but sound like "over run" guns.

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Jim
S&WCA #819

I've seen photos of several that were not in the SN range, some of which were very nicely engraved. And at least one that was engraved by Russ Smith.

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Richard
Engraved S&W fan

The one I owned was one of the Russ Smith engraved, accompanied with a hand written letter (with post marked envelope and mailing return address label of Russ Smith) from Russ Smith to the owner who he engraved it for as a "side job" outside his work at the factory, albeit he states (in that letter) he had his buddy in the blue department do a premium re-blue on the gun.

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ANTIQUESMITHS
LM1300 SWHF425