What type grips were used on the M37 Brazilizn contract? I now have two of the revolvers, and neither has the smooth grips like the .38 S&W victory revolvers.
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The 1937 guns were shipped with commercial service stocks. Round top walnut, diamond centered with silver medallions.
The post-war guns also had commercial stocks but I'm not sure what style.
The post-war guns also had commercial stocks but I'm not sure what style.
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Thank you for the information. My first revolver has the style grips you show. My recent purchase has wrong grips, and also no lanyard ring.
VaTom
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The 1937 guns were shipped with commercial service stocks. Round top walnut, diamond centered with silver medallions.
The post-war guns also had commercial stocks but I'm not sure what style.
Some information on stocks of that era. 1929 was a year of several changes in stocks over a period of 3 months (per SCSW 4th edition, page 493).
-Stock numbers (on backside of right stock) changed back to stamped #s
-Recessed medallions of gold plate over brass on stocks were reinstated but in convex wood stocks on Feb11. Soon after, on March 18, this was changed to flush mounted gold plate medallions. In April, this was changed again.
-Flush mounted, flat chrome plated over brass of 1/2” diameter were ordered on K & N frame stocks and 3/8” on I frame stocks in April.
Pictures of my 1917 Commerial Stocks. It has stamped #s and gold color stocks. Don’t know if they are the rare gold ones mentioned above in use for about two months but could be.
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The post war guns had smooth non medallion stocks like the WW I US contract guns.
I had one of these, it came with the concave top, no medallion stocks as issued in early WW1.
Were they numbered to the revolver?
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How does one tell if revolver is pre or post war in order to acquire the correct grips? Sn. on this one is 1915xx.
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Look at the rear sight. If it is a square notch, most likely it came from the 1937 shipment.
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My 1st contract Brazilian mutt has a mismatched cylinder (from a 1918+/- revolver) and smooth stocks from a 2nd contract revolver. Beat up, but a great shooter.
The grip frames are the same size on both Brazilian contracts. IIRC, the 2nd contract used WWI frames S&W bought back from the Army.
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