M prefix on S&W serial numbers
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Talk to Rick Hacker over at American Rifleman. Perhaps he is referring to the little known "M frame."
The M prefix was instituted by S&W in late 1968 to avoid confusing the serial numbers of the J-frame revolvers with other models. There is no reason to avoid revolvers with an M-prefix.
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