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YES THAT IS CORRECT ALL THE NUMBERS MATCH EXCEPT THE CYLINDER IS ONE NUMBER LOWER AND A LETTER B COMES AFTER THE SERIAL NUMBER UNDER THE LATCH ON THE BARREL YOU GUYS ARE GREAT NEVER NEW SO MUCH STUFF COULD HAVE HAPPENED AT THE FACTORY I CANT WAIT TO GET THE PICTURES TAKEN AND SENT OFF TO S&W FOR...

i took the grips off today and found they too have the same number on them i will be sending it in for any possible verification in the mean time thank you for all the help it may not be in a book but its on this forum "lol"

if roy is s&w historian i spoke to him on the phone once apon a time and he told me that they did exist but in few number a special order thing and if some other gun smith did this it seems like some increadible smithing back in the day every thing snaps in tight and solid but i feel better...

hmm the number under tha latch is identical to serial number only with the letter B added and the barrel is exactly 2" the cylender chamber id the same as the rest of the numbers exept it is one number lower in the series to the serial number now you can see the wonder i have getting interesting ?

this is tha sad side of the gun the side it sat on for who knows how many years in the eve's

i hope this helps i understand what youre looking for now

I will work on that tonight my camera will not go that close and clear and my eyes can hardly read the pat dates.pat'd oct.2 1880,aug.1885,apr.9 1889 serial #256xxx is the best i can tell at this point hope its more help thank for any help at this point

here is what i believe to be a 2"barrel top break da.family hand down my granfather found it in the attic of a house being brought down many years ago he never shot it but im beging to think that it is some thing odd being it is a 2" barrel S&W da i was told they were made this way in few...

here is what i believe to be a 2"barrel top break da.family hand down my granfather found it in the attic of a house being brought down many years ago he never shot it but im beging to think that it is some thing odd being it is a 2" barrel S&W da i was told they were made this way in few...