AMPERSAND

[swrevo]

I just got a 19-3 4" with the ampersand being an 8c on the barrel.
Is this a replacement barrel as the lettering looks a little different and shallow on that side.
It reads SMITH 8c WESSON. The other side is correct.
Any info would help.
Thanks

 

[andy52]

Not sure what the "C" indicates but my 19-3 reads S&W .357 Magnum on the barrel.

 

[Muss Muggins]

It's an ampersand. There have been several variations of the font throughout the years . . .

 

[herschelgconyers]

My 2 k ser.# 19-3

at first glance I thought it was &, closer look shows 8c. I know for sure that the barrel is original.


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[Muss Muggins]

That is one of the variations of the ampersand font. It's an ampersand . . .

My 2 k ser.# 19-3

at first glance I thought it was &, closer look shows 8c. I know for sure that the barrel is original.


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[murphydog]

If the OP's model 19 has the barrel rollmark as pictured above, it is factory and normal. However, it does not read "Smith 8c Wesson" any more than it reads "5mith & We55son", just a matter of font style.

 

[Waveski]

as the lettering looks a little different .....

Any info would help.
Thanks

Information on how something looks might be more forthcoming if we could look at it.

 

[t4terrific]

My 2 k ser.# 19-3

at first glance I thought it was &, closer look shows 8c. I know for sure that the barrel is original.


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Awesome!

A prankster in the mix.

 

[642_PC]

The ampersand tool must have been broken that day, 8c they substituted.

 

[t4terrific]

That is one of the variations of the ampersand font. It's an ampersand . . .

It's one of the methods used to make an ampersand. It uses and "8" and a "c" to make it.

I did it in the 80's with screen printing in school.

My 4" 19-3 is a "Smith 8c Wesson" too.

My 4" 66 No Dash is a "Smith & Wesson".

 

[Old Corp]

Ampersand stamp guy was out sick that day.

 

[gwpercle]

Funny how two people can look at the same thing and see something different.
I have always seen and looking at the photo in post #4 still see a &

The OP sees 8c

I guess everything depends on how you look at it....that's weird !

 

[t4terrific]

Funny how two people can look at the same thing and see something different.
I have always seen and looking at the photo in post #4 still see a &

The OP sees 8c

I guess everything depends on how you look at it....that's weird !

Comparing my two 4" examples up close may help to illustrate the difference between a scrunched together "8c" and an "&" ampersand.

 

[Bumpus13]

My 6" 19-4 has a clear "&"