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[gunwolf72]

i have my grandfathers 38 special 4in blue serial # c 35870x was wondering what model and frame and date of origin thank you

 

[gunwolf72]

i have my grandfathers 38 special 4in blue serial # c 35870x was wondering what model and frame and date of origin thank you

 

[Lee Barner]

welcome to the forum. just a guess, but it sounds like a .38 M&P(military & police) from the time frame of 1954-55. lee

 

[Muley Gil]

This is a K frame. In later years, when S&W stopped using names and assigned numbers, it would be considered a Model 10. So you have a pre-M10.