Recent content by cromagnonmatt

I pulled the grips off last night and noticed there is an S prefix to the serial number like you mentioned. The serial numbers on the grips (one side to be specific), cylinder, underside of barrel and butt all match. Any idea what the S prefix means?

This forum exceeds my expectations! Such great information and wise advice. The people on this forum are awesome!

Last year I inherited my dad's guns when he passed away. When I began gathering them I noticed a .45 cal. revolver was missing. I notified the rest of the family that a firearm was missing and began searching the house from top to bottom. My dad had been mentally strong up to his last day so the...

Agreed. I need the serial number if there is any hope of tracking it down. On another thread there is reference to a service at Smith and Wesson to provide a history of your gun for $50. Do you know if they can correlate the assembly number with the true serial number?

Hello All, so happy to see a forum like this exists! I inherited my dads guns (who recently passed away) and as I began gathering them up, discovered his model 1917 .45 was missing. Long story short, its been determined that it must have been stolen around the time of his death, but he...