Here is my brood..The 3 S&W letters were to find the in between gun of 4457 and 4459. The 2 on the outside of the trio. I thought it might have been local but was not. Look at ship dates and location of the 2 pre 42s... 4457 & 4459. Not even close. Only the one was a local gun here in Cleveland area. The middle gun in the pic of 3 is a pre 40 S/N 8294 from June 1956 I believe.
I just bought the shooter Cleveland Police Gun.. it is lettered from the receipt... June 1956.
I included a 940 and a 640 Pro Series although it doesn't fit the subforum time frame either. But the stocks are cool.
I love finding these and buying and shooting... although I have become more partial to the Humpbacks 38 & 49s recently as a carry.

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