Could S&W Company Records Be Wrong

[reconbob2003]

I just had my Model 57 lettered by S&W, it's nickel with a 4" barrel and Goncalo Alves target grips leaving the factory on June 6 th 1981. The letter confirms everything except the finish, it states the gun had a blue finish when it left the factory.
After thorough examination, the gun shows no evidence of ever being refinished, all stampings are crisp, there are no stamps indicating a factory refinish, or evidence of polishing. I compared it to a friends factory nickel Model 25 and it's identical, could the factory records be wrong.





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[PH-2]

bob,

Do you find an "N" stamping on the grip frame or the rear of the cylinder?

Mike

 

[rags]

bob,

Do you find an "N" stamping on the grip frame or the rear of the cylinder?

Mike

Missed it by 4 minutes!

 

[PH-2]

rags,

Great minds think alike! Some great minds may have a slightly faster interweb connection!

Mike

 

[rags]

Mike. It may be a Squid thing!

 

[PH-2]

Yar, Mate!

Mike

 

[Jack Flash]

... could the factory records be wrong.

It is certainly possible that the records are wrong. People do make mistakes from time to time.

It is also possible that some expert third party refinisher did an outstanding job nickeling what had been a blued gun.

 

[ditrina]

Yar, Mate!

Mike

Yar??? YAR???? YAR???

What happened to 16 men on a dead mans chest??

 

[OK Hog Shooter]

They used to work at Smith & Wesson in the records department!

 

[jughed440]

simple mistakes can happen...recently bought a round butt 627 with box, label is marked "SB".

 

[Rapidray]

Yar??? YAR???? YAR???

What happened to 16 men on a dead mans chest??

Just give me my 1 bottle of rum and arrrr be alright!

 

[Art Doc]

I have a 10-5 from 1969 that letters as being shipped to a city in California that doesn't exist. There is no city by that name in CA. Either the city from another entry was accidentally cited or the name was misinterpreted. The records are made and kept by humans and we are imperfect creatures.

But I agree, check for the N on the grip frame. It may indeed be refinished.

 

[RWJ]

It wasn't "Brigadoon" by chance, was it?

I have a 10-5 from 1969 that letters as being shipped to a city in California that doesn't exist. There is no city by that name in CA. Either the city from another entry was accidentally cited or the name was misinterpreted.

 

[Tired Gunsmith]

I obtained revolver directly from the factory when I was affiliated with the original REX firearms inNew York City.
It was one of three exactly alike guns in the shipment.
Was in my personal possession and on my NYC Pistol Permit for in excess of 40 years.
A factory letter was sought as it was a "Pinto" .
Factory letter claimed it was never made!
"Could not find the number".
Human error abounded then as well as now.

 

[poordevil]

I got my M 36 in about 1984. It was blue, square butt.

About 5 months ago I returned it to S&W to be nickeled. None of the markings or lettering are rounded or diminished in any way. If it was to be lettered , it would say Blued. S&W did not make any marks to it, to indicate it was factory refinished.

It is a beautiful thing. Maybe yours got the factory refinish also, of which, there would be not comment or record.

 

[PH-2]

All,

Whenever a squid (or old squid, in this case) states "yar", the 16 men, dead man's chest, and, especially, the bottle of rum, are all implied/understood!

salty Mike

 

[Jack Flash]

All,

Whenever a squid (or old squid, in this case) states "yar", the 16 men, dead man's chest, and, especially, the bottle of rum, are all implied/understood!

salty Mike

Soooo .... Have you guys finally got all that out of your system?

 

[TOM BECKWITH]

known case of a Mod 46 listed as a 41 - yes goof ups do happen.

 

[Walter Rego]

The records could be in error, but the OP must keep in mind that when requesting a letter, Mr. Jinks can only report what the factory records show. Unless he has personally examined the gun and comments on what he has seen vs. what the records show, that is all you are going to get.

 

[PH-2]

Jack,

Maybe, maybe not!

Mike