Was this police trade engraved by S&W?

[bjbard]

Hello,

Does anyone here know if this model 66-2 would have been engraved by S&W, or was it done by the Dallas PD gunsmith or their vendor?

[WCCPHD]

I've not seen one engraved like that. I would expect that it was possible, but probably cost prohibitive for a regular agency duty gun. S&W would roll mark guns for law enforcement agencies. Today gun manufacturers laser engrave them.

Examples of S&W's roll marking police guns.





Examples of laser engraving.