Model 10 ID

[JRx67]

I've got a Model 10 I bought used that I'm trying to get some information about. Unfortunately the model # under the crane has worn away over the years but the serial # is C127xxx. Can anyone tell me anything about this gun?

 

[Alk8944]

Your gun dates to between 1948-1952, most likely 1950. This was 7 years before model numbers were assigned! It is known as the Military & Police Model. And S&W refers to the part as the "Yoke", crane is a Colt term for the same part.

 

[fyimo]

You didn't mention the barrel length but the 4 inch is more popular than the 6 inch but they are both great revolvers. Model 10's or the M&P being the pre Model 10 are the most produced revolver that S&W made.

 

[DWalt]

That serial number places shipment of yours around mid-1950. The C-series M&Ps were the first manufactured with the new short action design, which S&W called the "High-speed Hammer," beginning in mid-1948 at about SN S990000, just prior to the beginning of the C-series. The C-series was in production from 1948 until 1967, with one million made. This revolver became the Model 10 in 1957, when S&W adopted a model numbering nomenclature (at about SN C430000). Yours would be correctly called a "pre-Model 10" by collectors, and never had a yoke Model 10 stamping, only an assembly number. There is nothing rare or unusual about the C-series in .38 Special. Those having a 2" barrel are more desirable than longer barrel lengths and will bring higher prices. An average-condition C-series M&P will have a private sale value in the $300-$400 range. One in exceptional all-original condition may be closer to $500, especially if accompanied by the original box.

 

[FPrice]

I have a Pre-model 10, serial number C56,xxx which Roy Jinks said was shipped in Sep 1949 so 1950 would be a good "guesstimate".

 

[JRx67]

Thanks for all the information