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02-19-2013, 08:38 PM
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Pretty pretty pretty 1905 M&P new to me
Hi folks. I just wanted to share this pretty revolver I just acquired. Hard to say when it was made but before 1942. I sorta got sucked in by the nickle finish and stag grips. So here you all go. Enjoy.
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02-19-2013, 09:28 PM
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Try the mid-1920s. Any indication that the plating may not be original? Grips look like Franzite plastic, not original.
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02-19-2013, 09:47 PM
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Well, the MADE IN USA marking says no older than 1924, and the ejector rod knob says no newer than about 1927-'28.
I don't see anything that makes me suspect a refinish. All the pin heads look round - as they should. I'm bettin' the grips are real genuine stag as I'm pretty sure I'm seein' pores in the bottoms of 'em....
Nice find.
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02-19-2013, 09:53 PM
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Remove the grips and take/post some pictures of the back sides. That would help determine what they are. Good stag grips would be worth something. Plastic grips would not.
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02-19-2013, 10:37 PM
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544932 shipped in December 1927. Yours is probably in the same general time frame, give or take a few months.
Nice looking gun!
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02-19-2013, 10:42 PM
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One good thing regarding the nickel plating is that the hammer and trigger are not plated. Often, post-plated S&Ws have plated hammers and triggers. And they never left the factory that way.
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02-19-2013, 10:46 PM
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This one is from late 1925.
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02-19-2013, 10:51 PM
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I have one in about the same condition as the above pictures, except mine is from 1922. My favorite S&W M&Ps are those made during the 20s and 30s. I think they are the best ever.
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02-20-2013, 03:49 PM
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The grips are real stag. Photobucket is so slow to upload I didn't try to post them.
Thanks so much for the dating help guys! I really appreciate the site. You ask a question and people actually answer it. 
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02-20-2013, 03:56 PM
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Uploading speed is greatly enhanced if you minimize the size (pixel count) of the image. I always resize the image so that the largest dimension is 5" or less before uploading.
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Number 5315xx shipped in February, 1926, according to its letter. So yours, at 533687, was probably shipped soon after that. But since S&W did not ship in serial order, that is only an educated guess.
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This one is from late 1925.
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That number's within about 300 of my first duty gun, which was the same configuration. It didn't look that good 35 years ago.
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02-20-2013, 08:00 PM
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Number 5315xx shipped in February, 1926, according to its letter. So yours, at 533687, was probably shipped soon after that. But since S&W did not ship in serial order, that is only an educated guess.
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Thanks Jack. I may want to get a letter myself.
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Good idea!
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