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Old 04-01-2017, 05:20 PM
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James...the stocks serial numbered 130741 were put on S130833 when it was manufactured. Some of the early 1955 45 Target revolvers and .357 Combat Magnums have stocks that are original to them, but stamped with different serial numbers. For example, I have Combat Magnum, K260190, with stocks (original to it), but stamped with 260388. There are other examples reported on this Forum of 45 Targets with stocks numbered to other guns as well as Combat Magnums with stocks numbered to other guns. There are also examples of stocks numbered to the guns. I believe S&W originally was going to number the target stocks on these models and numbered an unknown number of pairs, but it became apparent this was unnecessary and the company used the stocks at random, some going on the guns originally as intended and some going on guns with other serial numbers. When the stocks with number 130741 were not needed for a 44 Magnum, they were put back into the "pile" so to speak and were put on S130833 when it was manufactured. There are no other stocks for S130833.

Bill

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