Thanks for posting. I like it. Do you have box / papers and / or a Historical letter on this one ?

Richard McMillan's original work on the early 9mm S&Ws indicates the short lever was eliminated at around SN: 8000. Of the early short levers I've notices some that appear a tad longer than the very early short levers, but still the "short"variation with non relieves stocks before the official 'longer' safety levers show up to stay.

Is the magazine a flat follower or the figure 8 stamped steel ? By that exceptionally long floor plate / tongue on your magazine, I'd suspect it to be the figure 8 stamped steel follower type. Can you photo for bottom of magazine and measure the length of the floor plate. I have many of those magazines with various size / length floor plates and assorted stamps on the floorplates, e.g. Some 9mm, some S&W 9mm some just S&W with a few different Ampersand type.

I will try to find and examine more of the 5000 to 8000 serial number range 9mms to determine further, but of those I seen others, in addition to the 2 I own, that have the longer safety levers with relief cut stocks in the 5000 and 7000 range than shorter. Here's another topic for further research.

Thanks again. Sal

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