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Originally posted by ButchG17:
I have one of those also! I've been told it's a 'Model of 1953', and the serial number is 29681 (can anyone put a date on it for me?).
And here it is next to my J frame Model 34-1
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You have a real pair of "screamers" there. Very nice!
In 1955 production began at #11000 and 1959 began at #52673. So made between the end of '55 and prior to the end of 1958. However we can pin it down a little closer.
Does your gun have 3 or 4 sideplate screws?
Is it stamped Mod 34 in the yoke?
And lastly is the serial number stamped under the barrel, on the rear face of the cylinder, under the ejector star and on the back edge of the yoke looking thru one of the chambers, as well as on the butt?
You're correct, these Model of 1953 New I frames were introduced in 1953 and until they were designated Model 34 and stamped as such in 1957, the factory name for them was the Model of 1953 .22/32 Kit Gun; labeled by collectors as the "Pre-Model 34".
They became the Model 34-1 in 1961 when they were introduced on the J frame.