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If you have a copy of The Standard Catalog of Smith & Wesson, vol 4, turn to pages 200-201 for a listing of revolver feature codes. There are over 150 codes listed and should be read in context depending on which feature you’re looking at. For example, CS is combat stocks but is also for...

There are at least four styles of front sights on the 5” field barrel that I am aware of. They are the Patridge square cut, Patridge under cut, Baughman ramp, and the Baughman red ramp are the four I know for sure of but knowing S&W, there could be others. The first model 41 with a field...

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Model 41 Field Barrel First a brief history. The field barrel was authorized by management on May 8, 1959 as the first factory optional barrel for the model 41. On September 2, 1959, according to Roy Jinks, #15701 was the first model 41 shipped with the. 5” barrel. Production was discontinued...

When the model 422 was introduced in 1987, the magazine catch slot was enlarged so that the magazine would be common to both pistols. The magazines with the metal followers will not lock in place in the latter models 422, 622, or 2206.

Definitely aftermarket. The threaded hole was used to attach some sort of muzzle device and the pin indexed it in place. Most likely a muzzle break but could have been weights for target shooting. It shouldn’t affect the barrel’s accuracy and you could have the barrel drilled and tapped for...

I am not aware of a pin at the muzzle of a model 41 barrel that you describe and suspect it may be an after market modification. But I’m having a problem visualizing exactly what you’re trying to explain. If you could post a photo of the muzzle with the pin, perhaps we could help.

I’ll add #77399 also shipped in January 1967 so I’d guess early 67. By this time S&W was shipping in mostly serial number order but consider #79053 that was shipped out in June 1965??

The factory grips are very comfortable for a left handed shooter being nearly ambidextrous but are slightly biased towards a right hand use. I put a pair of Rink Formgriffe’s on one my model 41’s just for fun. They would be useless for a right hand shooter but they fit me very well.

You’ve got a very nice pair of model 41 can killers! The best beer can killer in my safe has a 5 inch field barrel on it. You’ll be amazed at how much difference in feel and handling the lighter barrel makes. If you ever get the chance, give one a try.

The muzzle brake screw is a 3/4” by 5-40 TPI. Try Ace hardware and see if they carry gun screws like my local Ace does. Good luck!

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S&W shipped the model 41 as a complete pistol or you could order the field barrel as an accessory when the field barrel was introduced in September 1959. See photos. Squirrel’s barrel is most likely is a cut down 7 3/8” done by S&W. It might be the far less common forged and machined 5” barrel...

I agree with s&wchad that you have a legitimate S&W factory made 5” field barrel for your model 41. The primary clue is the protruding crown on your muzzle. Some describe this as half doughnut or as a numbed barrel, but I’ve never seen this level of machining done on an aftermarket cut barrel...

It may already be too late to warn you of how addictive the 32’s are! You’ll love how much fun that little 31-1 is to shoot with low recoil and accuracy. But then you’ll start thinking, i might like a longer barrel, or one in an alloy frame, or more power like a 32 Mag. The next thing you know...

My current pet load for my 4” model 31-1 is 2.0 grains of Vihtavuori N310 powder with a Hornady 90 grain SWC. This yields good accuracy, clean burning, consistence performance, and all at 800 fps. Unfortunately, this bullet has been discontinued by Hornady so when my supply runs out, I’ll have...

A model 34 no dash is built on the improved I frame. In 1960 S&W ended the I frame production and all of the small frame models were built on the J frames. These would be the model 34-1's. If your cylinder is a nominal 1.32 inches long, it is defiantly an I frame. Not that it matters though...

Yes we did meet and talked about different styles of engraving. Sorry about remembering guns better than names. I told you my favorite was oak & acorn common to German engraving. The invoice, dated 9/11/1959, with my model 41 being one of ten in the shipment has serial numbers starting with...

RKmesa, Model 41 #A135109 was shipped on 9/13/1971. Yours should have been shipped close to this but remember S&W did not ship in serial number order. Did we meet in Glendale this weekend?