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Originally Posted by BAM-BAM
Interesting ....... my RM 4629 (S# 57163) was shipped April 25th 1939..... to a Wholesale Hardware Co. in Pittsburgh....... full details were in my letter; sights, grips and sight in info.
Yours is still in the RM serial #range per SCS&W3rd....... but shipped an a non-RM.......Hummmmm. Not sure why but I always thought non-RM were all "Police" orders.
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We don't rely on the SCSW, that's only a guide. We look at actual shipping records and the invoices if they are still available. The last RM's were mixed in with the first non RM's, until all of the RM's were shipped. Not all of the non Registered Magnums went to law enforcement. Orders from both the civilian and law enforcement market were so strong, Smith & Wesson decided to standardize the model.