Grayfox
US Veteran
Bubba, ya done good! 

In your pic the cyl seems to have a slightly plum color to it. Is it just
due to the lighting or does it look plum "in the flesh?"
You did exceptional!
Did you ask if he has anything else to trade for plastic
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K288,989 – K317,822...1957 (manufacture). The closest on my list for which I have a lettered shipping date is K3036xx which shipped on 10/14/57. And indeed the unrelieved target stocks are too early for that date. But it really makes no difference, as the grips are very desirable. The majority of Combat Masterpieces left the factory with Magna service grips, as the CM's market was law enforcement, not target shooters. However, S&W would provide target stocks as an extra cost option, and they were also sold by S&W as aftermarket items.
Why Someone would trade a hunk of Plastic for a nice Classic S&W just boggles my mind.