4 inch pencil barrel square butt

[d524ax]

I got this from a buddy. He said it is a Model 10-5. However that is not on the frame after swinging out the cylinder. The serial number is C387319. The 319 is a smaller font than the C387. The numbers on the frame are U8753 5, with a 3 below that. And 85736 below that. Is this a model 10? The barrel is pinned. Thanks in advance.

 

[delcrossv]

Sounds like a C series M&P (pre model 10)
Like to see a picture of the S/N on the butt. Maybe restamped?

 

[ken158]

The number on the butt is all that matters as it is the serial number. Other numbers mean nothing after factory assembly. Yes it likely is a model 10 or pre 10 as in M&P. There have been in excess of 6 million made so nothing really special as far as value unless it can be confirmed owned by someone of interest.

 

[Absalom]

The serial number is C387319….

That serial makes it a late "pre-Model 10" M&P likely made in 1957. The stamping of the MOD 10 started in mid-1958 somewhere in the C 420- or low C 430-range; I'm not sure that we know a definite cut-off.

 

[d524ax]

Thanks for the info. I knew it was nothing special. Any idea of age?

 

[rct269]

Pretty sure he said "likely made in 1957"----something along those lines----that close enough? If not, you can get a letter that'll tell you (exactly) when it shipped---and to whom------and this particular model is generally thought of as being shipped pretty much as soon as it was put into its box. The letter goes for about $100---as little as $75 for members of the collectors organization and the historical foundation.

Ralph Tremaine

 

[d524ax]

Thanks Ralph, Around 1957 is close enough.

 

[JP@AK]

d524ax

If it helps, C387406 shipped in April, 1957. That one has a 5" barrel.

 

[d524ax]

Thanks for the info. Jack