looking at a model 28 ND and in the pics there is no s/n stamped on the face of the cylinder. what year did they stop putting s/n's on cylinders? not sure if its original or not.

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The end of "soft fitting" was also technically the end of numbered barrels and cylinders (May 3, 1957 per Doc44 in another post), so a model stamped gun should not have a serial numbered cylinder...but never say never with S & W.

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SWCA LM 2023, SWHF 220

good to know, and easy to remember too.

thanks

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good to know, and easy to remember too.

just to confirm what you said. the 28 4 screw I'm looking at s/n
s118, no s/n
on gun brokers, there was a 5 screw HP s/n s117 with the s/n.

thanks

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My HP # S127112, shipped 3-1956, has all the standard serial numbers on the butt, cylinder, bbl. and magna stocks. Big Larry

that's interesting, this was a time of big changes at S&W factory. I'm assuming yours is a 5 screw, they probably had some overlapping parts between pre model# change and post model#.

like Murphydog said, you never know with S&W

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S118xxx is a model marked 4 screw Highway Patrolman?

I've seen non-model marked HPs in the S182xxx's and have one.

My bad, it's 188. Now it makes sense.

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!971 34-1 ser.# M 51422
Dick

It is a non model marked 5 screw. Big Larry

A 34-1 with a 6" barrel? Hmmm. 35-1 perhaps?