Model 48 date?

[TheBronze355]

I'm hoping someone can help me with this. I recently came into possession of a SW Model 48 MFR (aka WMR) revolver. I'm pretty sure it's from the early 60's as it has a pinned barrel and it's a five screw model. The model number on the frame has no dash and the Serial number is K419XXX. I'm thinking maybe around 1961-62? Can anyone with knowledge here confirm this?

Thanks so much!

 

[armorer951]

Standard Catalog shows 1960.

Production began in 1959, starting with K348746. Discontinued in 1986. Four screw models are worth 25% more, according to the authors.

Hope you enjoy shooting it.

Carter

 

[JP@AK]

it's a five screw model.

Not possible. The Model 48 was introduced in 1959 (the year that Winchester introduced the cartridge). The fifth screw was eliminated in 1956. All of the early Model 48 revolvers had four screw frames.

Serial number is K419XXX.

1960, as armorer951 stated.

 

[TheBronze355]

Standard Catalog shows 1960.

Production began in 1959, starting with K348746. Discontinued in 1986. Four screw models are worth 25% more, according to the authors.

Hope you enjoy shooting it.

Carter

Excellent! Thanks for the date on this, and yes its a four screw. I misspoke. It looks like it was hardly shot, but it did have a tiny bit of surface rust on the rear sight and on the cylinder. It appears I got to it just in time. My neighbor asked me to "get her dead husbands gun out of the house" and I was happy to help. This revolver was wrapped up in an old cloth on a shelf for who knows how long. But it's cleaning up pretty well.

Thanks for the information gentelmen!