.32 S&W I Frame HE questions

Smolt Smython

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A lady acquaintance asked me if I could give her any information on this revolver that has been in her family for a long time. Older family members are no longer available to ask.
The serial number looks to be 433601 and apparently she keeps it loaded!!
I went thru chapters 5 & 6 of Jim Supica's Standard Catalog of S&W but I became lost in all the different years of "change models" and the apparently overlapping sequence of serial numbers.
Can anyone tell me which model this is and the estimated production/shipping date?
Thanks everyone for your help.
 

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Based on what I see in my 4th edition copy .32 Hand Ejector Third Model, Pg 143. Serial numbers range 263001 to 536684, with 271,531 manufactured circa 1919 - 1942. My guess is that yours was produced mid to late 1930tys. Other more knowledgeable members may share closer dating, based upon documented ship dates of near serial numbers.
 
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