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I just saw a picture of an M&P supposedly made in 1956 that had the half moon front sight. The Standard Catalog of Smith & Wesson agrees with you on the 1952 change over. I just wondered if S&W stuck on some barrels that found "in the back" after the date of transition in 1952.

Am looking at purchasing a "Pre-10" with a five digit Serial Number C358XX. The Standard Catalog says they started using C1 in 1948 and ran until C999999. It doesn't give the end date or any numbers in between. Am I right to estimate this is a '48 or '49 production revolver?

In what production year did the half-moon front sight get replaced on the .38 M&P four and five inch barrel revolvers with the ramped front sight?

Gone to Mom's for Easter. The gun's at the farm. I do remember the "P" on the underside of the barrel near the number. It is a .38 Special gun. The stocks show mild wear like it'd been issued and carried by military type a few times; a couple of dings. The serial number is stamped on the...

Absalom, Thanks for the informative response. Sorry; it does have the V before the numbers. The letters of "US Property" and "G.H.D." are all there. The bomb is just to the left of the US Property on the left side of the top strap. The "P" is just in front of the hammer on the left side of the...

I found a gun with a great bore and very clean chambers at the Tennessee Military Collectors Association this weekend. It may have been refinished, as the US Property and GHD stamps are not clearly visible. There is no pitting under the grips. All the numbers....even the grips match. The...

Chris, Would it be your estimation, then, that non-diamond grips on a model 10-2 made in 1961 were replacements?

When did S&W stop using the "Diamond Screw Hole" Grips on the M&P/Model 10 and Model 15 .38 Specials?

I know the "bullseye plugs" come in several sizes. Are actual keys to S&W internal locks of one size whether for N/L/K/J framed revolvers?

Thanks to all for the excellent contributions helping me on this search.

Am looking at an M&P 1905 .38 Special in NRA VG condition for possible purchase. It's serial number is 4693XX. It appears to fall into the broad range of M&Ps made between 1920 and 1925. The dealer swears it hasn't been re-blued; it has a little holster wear on sharp edges and end of the...

I carried a 6" Model 66 S&W for a year in 1980-81. My partner carried a 6" Colt Python, as did several others who had more money than I. I loved that revolver until I bent it over a guy's head on a DUI traffic stop when he tried to disarm me. I literally warped the frame to the point that I...

I think I have found a S&W 3904, also. Do the new stainless 3906 magazines stick out a little on the 3904 or are they made to fit "exactly?"

I am constantly "patrolling" the internet for a couple of spare magazines for a S&W 39-2. A site on EBay says their "like new" magazines will only work in the Model 39, not any other S&W pistol. I appear to be dealing with a pawn shop; so, they may be listening to another "expert" who happened...

It would pay to check Gun Brokers before shooting the gun. Some, NIB, are asking over $1000.00 with box and all. A collector's thing, I reckon.

Are case hardened Victory Model triggers interchangeable with later production case hardened triggers for K frame/Model 10 revolvers?

Remember that the first large scale use of WW 115 grain +P+ JHP was the Illinois State Police in (of all things) the original S&W Model 39. They shot lots of it after they found it was the only thing that worked most of the time from that gun. In fact, the unofficial name of the 115 grain +p+...

Are L Frame Model 619s and 620 still in production? If not did Smith give an explanation?