Ah. Now that I look back at my letter from S&W, I see that the date is indeed the ship date. It went to a hardware store in West VA.
Thanks all for the responses. I'm looking forward to getting back on the line with it in front of some targets!
About a year ago I inherited my grandad's .32 long HE (that seems to be a theme with these revolvers). I paid the $30 to have the S&W historian reseach it, and it was manufactured on December 6, 1926. The pistol is in excellent condition. A period box of ammo I got with it is only missing a few...
About a year ago I inherited my grandad's .32 long HE (that seems to be a theme with these revolvers). I paid the $30 to have the S&W historian reseach it, and it was manufactured on December 6, 1926. The pistol is in excellent condition. A period box of ammo I got with it is only missing a few...