38 M&P 1905 4th Change Serial lookup

[MET45]

I believe I have a .38 M&P 1905, 4th Change, 5" bbl, square butt.
Serial Number 429505. If someone could look up the mfg/ship date for me, I would be very greatfull.

 

[Targets Guy]

s/n 4262xx shipped 4/22. It was also a blue 5" barrel.

 

[DWalt]

427463 shipped 12/22. It is not unusual for fairly close-together SNs to have shipped months apart as S&W did not ship in SN order. It's fairly certain yours was made in 1922. S&W would not have called it a Model of 1905 at that time, to them it was an M&P. They ceased using the "Model of 19xx" nomenclature prior to WWI.

 

[Targets Guy]

To sort of bracket you s/n 4341xx shipped 3/23.

 

[JP@AK]

MET45

Does it say Made in U.S.A. on the right side of the frame? That stamping started c. May, 1922. It would help bracket the assembly time frame; the gun still could have shipped quite a bit later for the reasons stated by others.

 

[MET45]

MET45

Does it say Made in U.S.A. on the right side of the frame? That stamping started c. May, 1922. It would help bracket the assembly time frame; the gun still could have shipped quite a bit later for the reasons stated by others.

yes it does say Made in USA on right side of frame. Thank you!

 

[MET45]

427463 shipped 12/22. It is not unusual for fairly close-together SNs to have shipped months apart as S&W did not ship in SN order. It's fairly certain yours was made in 1922. S&W would not have called it a Model of 1905 at that time, to them it was an M&P. They ceased using the "Model of 19xx" nomenclature prior to WWI.

Thanks to everyone who replied. It is a 5" bbl. Light holster wear, and locks up tight. I shot it the other day and it was a great experience. One of my favorite guns, and coming from the Probibition era, if it could only talk!