Douglas, Thank you for the info on 1937's. I have found only a little of the history of Brazil in WWII on the internet.

I have a very small question about the national emblem stamped on the sideplate. Why is "Brazil" not spelled "Brasil" as I have seen it on the national emblem depicted in my encylopedia and on various products from Brazil I have owned, encluding several Taurus revolvers? Did S&W make a spelling mistake?

Dan T.