2" K Frame ID?

[JP@AK]

This was the style I found most appealing, but had no idea if they were remotely period correct...

They are indeed appealing. That style was used from about 1930 until the very early 1940s (until c. 1941). That pair looks pretty darn nice. What are they asking for them?

Since your gun was clearly upgraded in the 1930s, maybe putting those nice stocks on it would not be such a bad idea.

 

[DWalt]

Those pictured above with the silvered medallions are the type used during the 1930s. They are desirable, and I would choose them any day over the correct 1920 period grips.

 

[kwb377]

That style was used from about 1930 until the very early 1940s (until c. 1941). That pair looks pretty darn nice. What are they asking for them?

There are several that look similar, ranging from $95 - $150.

 

[Truckman]

"Smith & Wesson Diamond Center Service Grips For K Frame Square Butt"

That's what the old warrior would have worn on its way out the factory door...Look on the inside of the right panel of the Magnas it now has and you will see the indentation of a screw head that matches the sideplate screw location on the gun...The Magnas were put on the gun by an earlier user who just cranked down on the stock screw leaving that mark...Fortunately the subsequent use through the years didn't crack the walnut in that area...

A recent acquisition of mine (K22 Outdoorsman of mid-30's vintage) came to me with very early Magnas having the early machined steel stock washers...The K22 still has its original rear sideplate screw with the prominent screw head, but the right stock panel has a professionally applied hollow space for the head indicating possible factory installation...When the letter from Don arrives, that tale may be told......Ben

 

[RebCop]

I'm not very well versed in the early revolvers, was looking for some guidance on what model this might be (it's listed online, haven't looked at it in person).

2" pinned K Frame...but it almost looks as it has a "Hillary Hole" lock on the left side. And the turned down hammer spur is not something I'm familiar with.

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That's not the right position for the Hillary Hole. I think the trigger stud broke at one time and was replaced.

 

[kwb377]

I think the trigger stud broke at one time and was replaced.

Info from the first page concerning the hammer stud...

The stud seen here is threaded into the frame from the inside, with the end showing on the outside of the frame. Due to a change order issued on January 18, 1946, the stud was to be pressed into the frame and polished flat on the outside. On the M&P revolvers, this change was implemented on revolvers at approximate serial number S819400, with shipments beginning in about April 1946.
In both cases, the hole went all the way through the frame on the gun's left side. The pressed stud is not obvious because the end is polished flat before the bluing is applied. Usually, with a close look, it can be seen, but it is not as obvious as it was with the threaded stud.