help dateing my S&W

[JP@AK]

Very nice M&P Jay, I'm on the lookout for a snubby S prefix myself.

Like this one?
As everyone here knows, I'm a huge fan of the early postwar M&P revolvers with the long action. This one is a gem (although a previous owner did grind away part of the thumb piece - ).

 

[JP@AK]

I have just discovered the joy of owning a S & W revolver.
An S966XXX with 2" barrel.
What do I refer to this gun as. Its not a model 10 or a pre-10, is it an M & P. Just trying to learn.

Jay
Way to go. Nice find. A safe estimate for the ship date on your revolver would be December, 1947 or January, 1948. According to my database, quite a high number of 2" M&Ps shipped during those two months, and most of them had serial numbers between S960xxx and S970xxx.
The so-called "pre-Model 10" had the newer high speed hammer. That is what determines the difference. As far as I'm concerned they are all postwar M&Ps. But the later variant had the short action, beginning sometime in early 1948.

 

[wvs&w]

That's what I'm after Jack, around my neck of the woods you'll find more shooter grade guns, and that is ok too. A four inch is also on my radar screen too. Thanks for showing us your two inch, very nice!

 

[MrO17]

Thanks Jack. Yours is a beauty! I gave $200 for mine, thought it was a fair price. Doesn't matter now, except I need another one already.