Post WWII grips???

[guesser]

M&P late "S" serial #. Are these grips correct?

 

[Targets Guy]

This one is s/n S976xxx and the stocks match the gun.

 

[murphydog]

Yes, they appear to be the "sharp shoulder" Magna stocks of that era, but on a later stainless K frame.

You're a good guesser .

 

[Hondo44]

No, at least 15 years too early. They don't fit either. But valuable stocks non the less.

 

[guesser]

I'm confused by the conflicting responses. Please clarify for me......or is this rocky hazing???

 

[Targets Guy]

I don't know about guessers and that is why I posted my stocks. They are correct for the "S" postwar.



shipped March 1, 1948.

 

[guesser]

It's Hondo44 that has me confused. Please clarify....15 years earlier???

 

[Hondo44]

M&P late "S" serial #. Are these grips correct?

What are the stocks #d?

No, stocks not correct for that gun.

Isn't your gun Stainless? Those were not introduced until 1965. Your sharp shoulder Magna stocks were no longer used after about 1950.

Stocks correct for late S series ~ 1948 M&P.

 

[Absalom]

It's Hondo44 that has me confused. Please clarify....15 years earlier???

Hondo is definitely right that the fit is bad, so they're likely not original to the gun.

I think they are indeed sharp-shoulder magnas which would be right for an S-prefix M&P, but the weird lighting and shadow effects in your original photos aren't helping. Any chance of a "normal" photo in natural light?

PS: Both Murphydog and Hondo mistook your gun for stainless, obviously impossible for an S-prefix; seems to reinforce my point about the lighting . Or you're wrong about the serial.

 

[wheelgun610]

The grips are for an early post-war gun, but the gun in the photo is much newer than the grips. Appears to be either a Model 64 or 65 in the photo.

mark

 

[JP@AK]

The grips are for an early post-war gun, but the gun in the photo is much newer than the grips. Appears to be either a Model 64 or 65 in the photo.

mark

Yes. The lighting is weird, making it nearly impossible to see what the finish is on the gun itself. But the hammer and trigger appear to be flash chrome, which would be correct on a Model 64 or 65, but incorrect for an early postwar M&P. Also, the thumb piece appears to be stainless.

I really don't know what is going on, since the original post says the gun has an S prefix serial number.

 

[mh51]

I see a blued gun with poor lighting, but I didn't believe it was SS or nickel.
The OP said it was a late S prefix, and it looks ok to me.

 

[Muley Gil]

I see a blued gun with poor lighting, but I didn't believe it was SS or nickel.
The OP said it was a late S prefix, and it looks ok to me.

There is no "bug" screw aka upper side plate screw on guesser's revolver. The "bug" screw went away in the late 1950s (I think).

 

[Targets Guy]

I went back over my notes on hand ejectors. They were five screws from about 1905 -1955. About 1955 the top screw was eliminated and about 1961 the trigger guard screw was eliminated.

The revolver in the OP's post does not have a top screw. I would think that would eliminate it as an "S" prefix postwar.

 

[wheelgun610]

.... I really don't know what is going on, since the original post says the gun has an S prefix serial number.

I misread the original post in that I thought the question was whether or not the grips were correct for an 'S' prefix M&P. I didn't think he was implying that the gun pictured was actually an early post war gun....

Nothin' new to me, I stay confused most of the time anyway.

Mark

 

[DWalt]

The grips pictured in the initial post appear to be sharp shoulder Magnas, correct for the 1946-53 period. Having no upper sideplate screw would place the gun in the post-1955 period, so it could not have an S prefix SN as that stopped in 1948. The grips are not correct for the gun pictured.

 

[Alk8944]

The grips pictured in the initial post appear to be sharp shoulder Magnas, correct for the 1946-53 period. Having no upper sideplate screw would place the gun in the post-1955 period, so it could not have an S prefix SN as that stopped in 1948. The grips are not correct for the gun pictured.

Finally, the correct and reasoned answer!

 

[murphydog]

I'm confused by the conflicting responses. Please clarify for me......or is this rocky hazing???

The confusing thing is:

Yes, these appear to be proper stocks for an early postwar S prefix .38 M & P. But that is not the gun in the photo. Are you asking if these are the proper stocks to put on an S prefix M & P?

 

[JP@AK]

Finally, the correct and reasoned answer!

True. But there was nothing "unreasoned" about the earlier response. The original post said, "M&P late "S" serial #. Are these grips correct?" That sounds very much like he is saying the gun is an S prefix revolver and wants to know if the "grips" are correct. Read any other way, it is very odd, since the S would not appear on the stocks.

It is no wonder at all that people were confused.

To be very clear, I'm not criticizing guesser. I'm only speaking in defense of the other people who posted.

 

[JGR_LV]

Related subject

I saw something for sale recently described as a "S&W 38 Police Special, Model of 1905 3rd Change mfg.1905-1915," with those same grips. They have the new, small silver S&W medallions, not the bigger ones with the prominent border I've seen on pre-Depression-era guns. I've got major doubts about this one, not least because the seller also says it has "blued trigger and hammer" when the ones pictured are clearly case hardened. That sort of thing makes me think the seller wouldn't know a genuine S&W if he accidentally shot himself with it. There's only one picture that shows the ejector rod, and it's not great, but it does not appear to be the old style with the wide knob on the end; it looks like the 50's vintage straight rod. The frame is clearly a 5-screw, but there's no trace of the S&W stamp below the thumb latch or the "MADE IN U.S.A." stamp on the right side of the frame. There's also no trace of lettering on the right side of the barrel, which should have the cartridge designation on it. My first impression is this poor beast came out of three or four parts bins with a vicious buffing and a re-blue over the top. There is a close-up of the crane, and the pivoting surface of the crane shows heavy drag marks, but no bare metal, which definitely says re-blue to me. Does this smell a bit funny to the rest of you?