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Originally Posted by 357magster
Trying to help out a youtuber who left a comment on a Hickok45 video asking about the approximate ship date of his Victory (V200902) and its likely destination. (I do not know the caliber or barrel length.) Left a comment myself, pointing him to this forum and to the S&W Historical Foundation, but then curiosity got the better of me, so I thought I'd bounce the serial number off of you guys ...  |
January 1943 is a more likely shipping date. Regarding its initial destination, the chances are heavily in favor of its having shipped to some military facility or depot, and it would have a U. S. PROPERTY or U. S. NAVY topstrap stamping. You did not provide that information, probably because you do not have it. Without a topstrap stamping, a factory letter would probably tell you that it was shipped to some civilian destination (such as a police department or defense contractor), and more exactly where.