N Magna Large medallion grips

[Tilton Hilton]

Hi,

Received a set of grips today. They are N Frame Diamond Magnas with Large Medallionns The washers are dished with Smith&Wesson and Pat. No. The right grip is stamped with serial number 58865.
The grips are in close to excellent condition, sharp checkering. They appear to have been removed from the revolver many years ago to be in such nice condition. They also exhibit slight marks of a grip adapter.
When did S&W switch from penciling the serial number and begin stamping the serial number on grips?
The serial number places these around 1939?

Does anyone have this revolver?

Thanks for any information, Jim

 

[Tilton Hilton]

Hi,

Received a set of grips today. They are N Frame Diamond Magnas with Large Medallionns The washers are dished with Smith&Wesson and Pat. No. The right grip is stamped with serial number 58865.
The grips are in close to excellent condition, sharp checkering. They appear to have been removed from the revolver many years ago to be in such nice condition. They also exhibit slight marks of a grip adapter.
When did S&W switch from penciling the serial number and begin stamping the serial number on grips?
The serial number places these around 1939?

Does anyone have this revolver?

Thanks for any information, Jim

 

[JayCeeNC]

I can tell you that 58875 is a Registered Magnum and shipped in July, 1939.
Your grips probably came off of another Registered Magnum.
A set just like yours in similar condition sold on eBay last week for $685.00. Auction# 150190719008.
Good catch.

 

[mikepriwer]

John & Jim

I checked that numbere through all the files on both S&WCA sites, and it does not
appear in any of them. I don't think it is a registered magnum; The file on the S&WCA
site is reasonably complete.

Later, Mike Priwer

 

[JSW]

Originally posted by Tilton Hilton:
The right grip is stamped with serial number 58865. The serial number places these around 1939?

JayCeeNC is correct about the date. My RM serial # is about 40 earlier than yours, it shipped July 25th 1939

 

[JayCeeNC]

Mike, the info I got came from the S&WCA database. The one I mentioned from the database is only 10 numbers later than the serial number on Jim's grip. That's why I said it "probably" was another RM. Don't know for sure, though.
At any rate, sounds like Jim has a very, very nice set of valuable grips.

 

[gig-a-hertz]

I'd like to see pictures

 

[RKmesa]

Jim:

I don't have that sn, BUT if you ever want to get rid of them, please let me know...

Thanks,

 

[Tilton Hilton]

Hi,
Thanks for the help.

I will try to get some pics taken today that I can e-mail, or someone can post them here if they wish.
Jim

 

[27 Man]

I was in my old home town a few months ago and a guy in a pawn shop had a cigar box full of old assorted grips. I dug around and found a pair of N frame grips with the large silver medallion on them. They are dinged up a little and are oil soaked but I got them for six bucks. Took them home and put them on my 1938 Brazillian .45. They hang over the butt a smidge but not too bad.