Recent content by Wiregrassguy

"Lettering" a gun means you have gotten a "Letter of Authenticity" from the Historian at the S&W Historical Foundation. As others have stated, it documents some historical background on the model and to whom, on what date and how the gun was configured when shipped from the factory. Because this...

The strain screw is designed to be fully tightened.

From the K frame database, I'm seeing serials around that shipping mid-1950. It was called the K-38 Masterpiece and shipped in a gold box with a black 8 or 9 row knurled SAT, cleaning tools and paperwork. The non-relieved targets were not standard and likely were made later. Would have shipped...

Your .38 Military & Police hand ejector likely shipped in the early 1930's. I see guns with serials around yours shipping from 1930 to 1935. The grips are post-WWII sharp shouldered magnas. Your guns would have shipped with checkered walnut, diamond centered round top service grips with a silver...

And mine from July 13, 1949, will turn 76 in 4 days...one day before me. :)

Congrats! From what I see on nearby serials, that one likely shipped in late 1910 or early 1911.

Looks good to me. The stocks are are post War. Pre-war stocks would have had sharp Corners around the checkering.

Post pictures of the top of your gun where the rear rear sight leaf mounts and the rear sight leaf.

Model 34 serial 36975 shipped in March 1959. Model 34 serial 40276 shipped in July 1959. Model 34 serial 45373 shipped in June 1959.

No. That's not true. I said the screws were the same...at least in 1909. The rear leaf is different to accommodate the different frame sizes. The leaf had two screws until the late 1920's when the elevating screw and top strap slot was changed and a 3rd locking screw was added.

Gary means a picture of the gun, not the screw. He wants to see the top of the top strap where the rear leaf goes.

I don't know if this helps, but I have a S&W Screw Chart from 1909 that shows the I, K and N frame "sight elevating screw" was the same on all 3 models. Of course, it could have changed between 1909 and 1926. However, if you have a machinist that can make one, here are the dimensions. Diameter...

1932 for the N frame adapter. 1934 for the K frame.

Per US Military Dates of Manufacture, it was made in January 1919.

Those serial numbers are far below .22/32 HFT's made in the 1920's. I suspect you are dealing with assembly numbers from the yoke cut which can't be used for dating the gun.