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Originally Posted by 300xtp
. . . this is the first S&W revolver without a model number stamped in the yoke area that I have witnessed.
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Before 1958, none of them had model numbers at all, let alone stamped in the yoke area. Model numbers were assigned in the summer of 1957, but model-marked guns did not start appearing until the next year. However, after about mid-year 1958, model number stamping in the yoke area was standard practice.
As noted, your gun was made well into the model number era, and probably left the factory in 1971. So, it should have been stamped MOD 19-3 (1967-1977). Sometimes this step got missed and that is evidently what happened with your Combat Magnum.
It isn't a big deal. With stamps and coins a misstamp matters in terms of value. Not so with S&W revolvers.
It is a nice looking nickel finished Model 19-3. I suspect the stocks are original. Thanks for sharing the pics.