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Originally Posted by gitanesteel
I read somewhere that S&W moved to a 3 screw side plate in 1955 - could this be an early model to that transition?
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viceunit told you where the other screw is on your revolver. The thing to remember is that the first screw to go was the one on top. If that one is there, the gun has 5 frame screws. In 1956, that one went away. In the early 1960s (within a two year period, depending on the model) the fourth screw in the front of the trigger guard was eliminated, leaving the frames with only three screws.
Also keep in mind that the sequence identified in the paragraph above only works with K and N frames. I and J frames have an entirely different sequence.