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Originally Posted by SmithNut
dgludwig,
Your revolver was likely made in the 1957/58 timeframe, which is about the time that Model numbers started showing up on S&W guns.
Regards,
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dgludwig,
Note the first sentence in my previous response (above) ..... It's my opinion that your gun was made before they started putting Model numbers on. In the 1957/1958 they started assigning model numbers, different times for different models, and guns "in process" when the decision to stamp model numbers would likely not be stamped as such. S&W never did anything in strictly order, so you might find a gun who's serial number is slightly earlier than yours having a Model number, some after. It's just the way they did it.
So, to answer your question, it is not unusual to find guns in this timeframe with - or without - a stamped Model number.
Regards,