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I have a bunch of Smith's but this is the only set tht have these markings. Any idea what the markings mean?
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I have a bunch of Smith's but this is the only set tht have these markings. Any idea what the markings mean?
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10-18-2008, 05:58 PM
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betcha LH is left hand and RH is right hand.
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10-18-2008, 07:13 PM
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You are correct about the LH and RH. NT-38 is a factory designation for N-frame Target 38 caliber. This would mean the grips came off of a 38-44 Outdoorsman (.38 special, adjustable sights). I would think a model 27 would have been NT-357, for .357 mag, so that rules that out. When first introduced, the .44 magnum was known as NT-430 (because the caliber of the .44 Magnum is actually .429"-.431"). I don't know what the 5826 and 5828 are, maybe assembly numbers? They must have been on awfully tight because I can see the impression of a sideplate screw in the RH stock at the top.
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10-19-2008, 12:25 PM
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They are stocks which were sold as replacement parts, not installed at the factory. NT-38 is the factory designation for any .38 or .357 target sighted N-frame. The screw impression is nothing more than the fact that the rear sidelate screw is a round head used with pre-magna service stocks. I suspect the gun they are on is pre-war? The RH/LH and the number does designate the side of the gun they go on (duh!) and the part number, which is why the number is different.
Always thought it was odd they marked these NT-38 and NT-430 as they are identical. Possibly it designated the wood as .38/357 would usually be Walnut and the .44 Goncalo Alves. These are definitely Walnut.
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NT-38 was the factory designation for the 38/44 Outdoorsman before model numbers were assigned, but as stated above, could designate any N-frame revolver since the stocks will fit any model. I assume the stocks do not have the diamond around the escutcheon and escutcheon nut and therefore date to 1969-1973, a few years after the Outdoorsman was dropped from S&W's catalog (in 1966). The RH and LH indcate right and left-hand stock panels and the numbers are stock numbers (if a replacement was ordered).
Why S&W stamped these stocks NT-38 instead of NT-357 (Model 27) or NTM-357 (Model 28), etc. is anyone's guess and we will probably never know the answer. Stocks made for the 44 Magnum are stamped NT-430 and for the Combat Magnum, KT-357.
This Highway Patrolman (28-2) shipped in May 1970 is fitted with a pair of stocks that are identical to the ones shown above.
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10-20-2008, 04:45 PM
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I have a nickel 29-2 that have these. Guess they are not original to the gun?
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