Offset lanyard ring?

[Mbrgr1]

Did S&W ever do this?? Thanks

 

[gmborkovic]

Can you post a pic without without the grips? Side view.
Man those grips look rough.

 

[Mbrgr1]

Can you post a pic without without the grips? Side view.
Man those grips look rough.

I've asked for a gripless pic, but nothing yet. It is also marked


"R.P.D. 29" , so I'm assuming it was a PD gun and saw some rough service...


Thanks

 

[Mbrgr1]

Can you post a pic without without the grips? Side view.
Man those grips look rough.

Got one, interesting.....

 

[MajorD]

Take a look at one of the more modern Hong Kong police guns. They have a similar lanyard loop placement

 

[Hondo44]

Not the factory protocol. The factory location was always 1/10” forward of the center of the butt. If the gun was already serial numbered and the lanyard swivel added later by the factory, the # was drilled thru and restamped on the left side grip frame under the grip panel. If the lanyard was installed by the factory before the gun was serial numbered, the # was stamped offset to the rear.

That’s not to say that for a large order for a police dept or foreign country the factory wouldn’t put the lanyard anywhere the customer wanted it. But I don’t think that’s the case for this gun because of the tampering with the serial #.

 

[Mbrgr1]

Not the factory protocol. The factory location was always 1/10” forward of the center of the butt. If the gun was already serial numbered and the lanyard swivel added later by the factory, the # was drilled thru and restamped on the left side grip frame under the grip panel. If the lanyard was installed by the factory before the gun was serial numbered, the # was stamped offset to the rear.

That’s not to say that for a large order for a police dept or foreign country the factory wouldn’t put the lanyard anywhere the customer wanted it. But I don’t think that’s the case for this gun because of the tampering with the serial #.

Thanks Jim, I smeared the serial number because the gun does not belong to me, I should have mentioned that.


It is a normal 6 digit number.

 

[Hondo44]

Does the 56899 # match any other # on the gun? Is the gun a K or an N frame? Not a factory stamping nor is the N.

The C83 # would indicate a K frame.

 

[Mbrgr1]

Does the 56899 # match any other # on the gun? Is the gun a K or an N frame? Not a factory stamping nor is the N.

The C83 # would indicate a K frame.

It's a 10-5, I believe the yoke has the same assembly #


I'm guessing1967?


Thanks

 

[Hondo44]

Oh, of course, a -5 would have the assembly # on the grip frame by then.

 

[Ameshawki]

The Royal Hong Kong Police guns are like that.

 

[Mbrgr1]

The Royal Hong Kong Police guns are like that.

Thanks, this one is stamped R.P.D. with a number..

 

[Ameshawki]

Thanks, this one is stamped R.P.D. with a number..

That could be almost anything unfortunately

 

[Hondo44]

Roland PD since you’re in OK?

 

[Mbrgr1]

Roland PD since you’re in OK?

I think the gun is in PA, maybe Rochester?, but an odd loop location for a US gun no? No import marks either..


Thanks for all the input.