Pre model 10 5 screw

[glowe]

It is a given that it is a 38 M&P I was just narrowing it down to the model 1905 4th change per S&W catalog.

There are no S&W catalogs that I know of using "4th Change". The factory simply called these revolvers 38 Military & Police. Roper and McHenry, authors of an early book on S&W, introduced the first collector naming convention for these revolvers by using change numbers to identify engineering changes made. 4th Change indicates the introduction of a new type of hammer block safety and was the last pre-WWII model so named by collectors.

A copy of a 1925 S&W Catalog for the K frame of the era is below.

 

[rct269]

You say a copy of a 1925 S&W Catalog-------is the catalog so dated?

I ask because I have one (an original) from a similar time frame. I say "similar" because its not dated-----but the contents confirm the time frame. Then too, I have noticed reprints from a firm with a seeming need to date items not dated originally. It seems enough of their customers have a penchant for dates so as to warrant a little creative fudging.

Were I one who spent the time and money to put out a catalog, I'd be HIGHLY unlikely to date it---more inclined to do an update when I had something new in the way of product, rather than when the clock ticked over to a new YEAR---and had I dated it, I'd expect my customers to wonder why I hadn't put out a new one----when the clock ticked over.

One of my favorites from this creative reprinter is dated 1932----and is singing the praises of the 357 Magnum ----just a few years ahead of time!!

Ralph Tremaine

 

[glowe]

You say a copy of a 1925 S&W Catalog-------is the catalog so dated? . . .

Ralph Tremaine

You might recall the cover of this catalog, D-4 which was printed in 1925-1926. The "D" series ran for several years, D-1 served markets from 1919-1920, D-2 ran from 1921-1922, D-3 was printed in 1923-1924. Not positive that there were no more "D" catalogs, but have never seen a D-5 catalog.

 

[smithman65]

Picked it up today. The screw appears to be sheared. Got looking closer at it and on the back strap appears to have faint engraving on it. I can only make out part of it but looks to be the remains of the word “property”.

 

[RM Vivas]

Whats the s/n on the gun? Any other unusual or non-typical markings?

Best,
RM Vivas

 

[glowe]

Looks like the first word is PROPERTY . . .

 

[smithman65]

The serial number is 5436xx. I haven’t seen any other non typical markings

 

[Retired W4]

I was starting to think that I was the only one who had to wait 10 days to receive my gun.

 

[smithman65]

Thankfully no waiting period over here, just a slow dealer haha