I have come across what I believe to be an M&P. Diamond grips, serial on barrel, grips and butt. number is C 137096. The thing that is strange is the bottom of both grips are stamped GEN. MACDONALD. Any help would be great.
Help identifying revolver.
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C137096 was probably shipped in the 1948-1951 era. Yes, it is an M&P.
There are a whole bunch of General MacDonalds. Kinda hard to narrow them down without more information.
There are a whole bunch of General MacDonalds. Kinda hard to narrow them down without more information.
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A photo would help here. Any other military stampings, like a U.S. on the backstrap? It may be a U.S. military contract gun, a personally owned revolver, or stocks from a different revolver entirely. If there is any question a factory letter may clarify matters.
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C137096 would date it at 1950-51, likely the latter. Could well have been a personally-owned revolver. A little research into who GEN. MACDONALD was at that time period is warranted. Might have been someone of prominence in the Korean War era. However, there were a lot more Generals minted than most might suspect, and most of them were/are mainly program administrators, not combat leaders.
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This guy could be him: http://www.af.mil/AboutUs/Biographi...106420/major-general-william-r-macdonald.aspx
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This guy could be him: http://www.af.mil/AboutUs/Biographi...106420/major-general-william-r-macdonald.aspx
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Thanks for the help. I have been over this thing with a jewelers loop and can find no military markings. The stocks are numbered to the gun and the lettering on the bottom of grips appears professionally done. I work at a large Pawn Shop in Montana and the pistol turned up here.
