cgt4570
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I'm curious about stocks (grips) on the early ones. I have a couple very early post war K's that shipped with pre-war style magnas. Was the factory producing post-war style N magnas in '46?
Postwar .357 Magnum Transitional Production
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Yes. The first picture in post #1 above is serial# S71642 completed on 12/5/46. It was the first known .357 Magnum Transitional shipment. Note it is wearing original serial number matching post war Magna grips.
I now own the 5” Transitional #71721 that was at one time owned by Lee Jarrett. I bought it in Tulsa in November 2024.
Malysh
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"Currently the highest listed short action serial number in the database is S76793 and it shipped on 6/29/50."
I own this one. It shipped to A.F. Stoeger Co. in NYC on 6/29/1950 in a shipment of 6 guns. They were all nickel.
I posted it in the forum at when I acquired it.
I own this one. It shipped to A.F. Stoeger Co. in NYC on 6/29/1950 in a shipment of 6 guns. They were all nickel.
I posted it in the forum at when I acquired it.
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Do you know the serial numbers of the other 5 Magnums in the shipment? If you can provide them I will add them to the database.
Malysh
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No, the S&W letter only lists mine. I haven't seen a basic S&W letter that listed multiple serial numbers no matter how many guns were in the shipment.
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Malysh
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I'm not a member of the collector's assn. or the historical foundation so I have no access to those documents.
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I wonder if a chart like that in the opening post exists for the numbered models (27), not necessarily by the year, but by the engineering changes...
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