Date of Manuf. Question

[rbrbrb6]

I have been asked to help deal with a family members firearms. Being a custom single action guy, not a DA guy I wondered if some of you could look in one of your books and tell me the year manufacture for one of the guns.

The gun is a Model 10 four screw gun with a 6 inch barrel. The serial number off the butt of the grip frame is C4782XX and there is no dash after the Model 10 stamp in teh yoke area. The gun is a beautiful slim little 38 with a super sweet action. Any help would be appreciated.

Thank you,

Robb

 

[JP@AK]

Robb

Based on comparable ship dates, yours probably left the factory in 1961. It could have been earlier or even later, since S&W did not ship in serial order.

Model marking actually started in 1958, but non-marked guns were still shipping in late 1958, clear up at least to the C434000 range.

 

[rbrbrb6]

Thank you gentlemen, I'll do some more research and come up with a price and get it listed here.

Robb

 

[DWalt]

C477768 shipped on 12/29/59.

 

[rbrbrb6]

Guys, I have one last question on this model l10 no dash gun. The front sight blade is not the half round blade like on the older M&P style guns but the back face of the blade is at an angle and is cross serrated in a horizontal manner. Is this feature of any significance? I assume the grips are incorrect and the one side has some crude hand cut lines all of which contrast with the overall condition of the rest of the gun.
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[steelslaver]

The first picture of side plate area makes the side plate blue look really messed up. But the second picture of it looks OK. Before you go to seel good pictures with no reflections or shadows would help move the gun. I believe that you front sight was modified, but I am far from expert on fix sight guns

 

[murphydog]

The .38 M & P went to the serrated ramp style front sight blade in about 1956 (except the 2"), so it is correct.

The stocks can probably be repaired, either by filling, sanding or both.

 

[JP@AK]

The .38 M & P went to the serrated ramp style front sight blade in about 1956 (except the 2"), so it is correct.

Absolutely.

The stocks can probably be repaired, either by filling, sanding or both.

True. And keep in mind that it is a near certainty those stocks did not ship with that revolver.

 

[jcelect]

Date

The OP asked for a "manufacture date"! A manufacture date of any S&W is very hard, if not impossible, to determine because those records were not kept by S&W manufacturing. The ship date is the date we all use as a "born-on-date" for our guns. BATF accepts this date when a date is needed for a gun.
jcelect