Help identify my S&W
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Alk8944
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4" .38 Special Combat Masterpiece. In 1957-58 it would have Model 15 added to the model, but at the time made it was a "Named Model".
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Combat Masterpiece pre model 15. Very nice wk
No, just 38 Combat Masterpiece.
Welcome to the Forum. Your post will get moved to the correct section soon since this is the Antique Section. That serial number indicate it was manufactured in 1956. Caliber is 38 Special, not 38 S&W. 38 S&W was a short cartridge used in the era of top-break revolvers through pre-WWII K frame revolvers.
Let me add pages from a early 1950s S&W catalog for you to read more about the gun.
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Hair Trigger
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SN puts it in 1956. It should have a 4th screw in front of the trigger guard. 5th screw went away in 1956, 4th screw in 1961.
If you look at the inside of the right grip panel you should see the serial number, minus the K. Nice 38CM.
DWalt
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Sometimes called the "K-38 Combat Masterpiece," but "K-38" was never a part of its name. There was also a very similar version but with a 6" barrel that was named the "K-38 Masterpiece," later becoming the Model 14. It was marketed mainly as a target revolver. The main difference between the two was the barrel length.
DWalt
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BTW, the .38 Combat Masterpiece/Model 15 was a fairly popular police service revolver, and was also the official handgun of the U. S. Air Force prior to the adoption of the M9.
Ahhhhh ... There you go. I feel better now
Thanks. I sprained my neck earlier.
It looks even better that way.
That serial number definitely puts it in the 4 screw range, confirmed by your photo showing no upper side plate screw.
Here are some bracketing serial numbers with ship dates:
K267787 .38 Combat Masterpiece shipped in May 1956
K271868 K-22 Masterpiece shipped in December 1956
K278931 K-38 Masterpiece shipped in March 1957
