Trying to get me in trouble... I've seen plenty of people write that, 'If it's not model marked, it's a pre!'
But, some Registered Magnum, Non-Registered Magnum and Post War Transitional .357 Magnum owners would get insulted if I called them a "pre-27". Big difference between a .357 Magnum Model of 1950 and the others.
IMHO, if the barrel isn't serialized, the serial number is in the yoke cut and the assembly number is on the yoke, left side of the grip frame and not in the yoke cut, it's a "non-model marked 19". Not to mention the cylinder and yoke not being serialized. To me, during that transition, they just forgot to stamp the model. It's not like they ever put a model number in any of them before.
But, some Registered Magnum, Non-Registered Magnum and Post War Transitional .357 Magnum owners would get insulted if I called them a "pre-27". Big difference between a .357 Magnum Model of 1950 and the others.
IMHO, if the barrel isn't serialized, the serial number is in the yoke cut and the assembly number is on the yoke, left side of the grip frame and not in the yoke cut, it's a "non-model marked 19". Not to mention the cylinder and yoke not being serialized. To me, during that transition, they just forgot to stamp the model. It's not like they ever put a model number in any of them before.
