Identify S&W with no model number

Additionally, if you’re looking for period correct grips, contact Triple K out of San Diego. They’ve got a web presence. It’s a family business, their name is Krasne. KKK products is prolly gonna be a different thing. I’d bet they’ve got period grips for that gun. Lotsa great Gunleather too. Grips and oddball magazines are their thing.
 
Since dates are an issue on this thread, I could be wrong, but my Father in Law flew B-25 Liberators in WWII and I think I remember him telling me that the U.S. Army Air Corps became U.S. Army Air Forces in 1941 or 1942?
 
Since dates are an issue on this thread, I could be wrong, but my Father in Law flew B-25 Liberators in WWII and I think I remember him telling me that the U.S. Army Air Corps became U.S. Army Air Forces in 1941 or 1942?
From Wikipedia;
The Air Corps became the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) on 20 June 1941.

I do a lot of Veteran events and our memories are not 100% correct.
 
Out of curiosity now that I have the complete biography of this weapon, whats the value?
I’m not sure how many firearms you have in the Gun Safe.

It is a perfect Home Protection revolver but at 80 years old I have a newer revolvers for carry and Home Protection. But I take the old ones out for a day on the shooting range. It is a keeper in my book.
 
I found this in my reference stuff. It probably needs to be verified by one of our experts...View attachment 783288
Close but not entirely accurate. Several statements are simply incorrect. I suggest you look at page 206 in the new Standard Catalog of Smith & Wesson, 5th Edition. The information on the SV and S prefix guns has been updated.

A couple specific points:
1. "postwar" units did NOT begin in December 1944. The war was, of course, still raging at that time. The significance of that date is the beginning of the units with the new sliding hammer block safety and, hence, the SV prefix. SV prefix Victory Models started shipping in January 1945. Postwar units started shipped in February 1946.
2. The four-line address didn't come along until 1948.
 
Thank you for the correction; I do have the new edition of the Standard Catalog of Smith & Wesson. However, with so many previous posts and no real answers, I assumed that someone would have tried to look it up on there, and it wasn't. I shouldn't assume...mybad.
 
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