I made my own. I don't think that they are available to purchase. You Tube has instructions on how to do it. It is done by the guy that owns Midway supply. I think his name is Larry Potterfield. Basically, you mix commonly available phenolic resin and color (both are available on Amazon) and...
As Murphydog pointed out I inadvertently left out a digit on my serial number. It should have been 156XXX. I see that other people are not bothered by posting the entire seral number, but I am just a little paranoid.
The title says it all. I have serial number 156XX that was shipped from the factory in early December 1956 according to the S&W letter. I have seen S&W letters that indicate guns with higher seral numbers having been shipped in April 1956. I know that S&W apparently did not make any effort to...