burnsamy1969, Peter is correct, however you didn't know what the gun was, so we can excuse the incorrect forum posting. The gun has an alloy frame, steel barrel & cylinder ( a few were made with alloy cylinders and are very rare. Test the cylinder with a magnet) and was called the Airweight .38 Military & Police Model and was called the Model 12 after 1957 when S&W started using model numbers for it's various revolvers. It was probably made in 1961. The pearl (?) stocks are aftermarket additions. You can get a factory historical letter from Roy Jinks, Factory Historian, on the gun for $50. It will tell you when the gun was shipped from S&W and whom & where. Contact the S&W factory customer service for details on how to order a letter. Good luck, Ed.