Pretty pretty pretty 1905 M&P new to me

[Docneeley]

Hi folks. I just wanted to share this pretty revolver I just acquired. Hard to say when it was made but before 1942. I sorta got sucked in by the nickle finish and stag grips. So here you all go. Enjoy.

 

[DWalt]

Try the mid-1920s. Any indication that the plating may not be original? Grips look like Franzite plastic, not original.

 

[wheelgun610]

Well, the MADE IN USA marking says no older than 1924, and the ejector rod knob says no newer than about 1927-'28.

I don't see anything that makes me suspect a refinish. All the pin heads look round - as they should. I'm bettin' the grips are real genuine stag as I'm pretty sure I'm seein' pores in the bottoms of 'em....

Nice find.

Mark

 

[DWalt]

Remove the grips and take/post some pictures of the back sides. That would help determine what they are. Good stag grips would be worth something. Plastic grips would not.

 

[DCWilson]

544932 shipped in December 1927. Yours is probably in the same general time frame, give or take a few months.

Nice looking gun!

 

[DWalt]

One good thing regarding the nickel plating is that the hammer and trigger are not plated. Often, post-plated S&Ws have plated hammers and triggers. And they never left the factory that way.

 

[had3nuf]

This one is from late 1925.

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[DWalt]

I have one in about the same condition as the above pictures, except mine is from 1922. My favorite S&W M&Ps are those made during the 20s and 30s. I think they are the best ever.

 

[Docneeley]

The grips are real stag. Photobucket is so slow to upload I didn't try to post them.
Thanks so much for the dating help guys! I really appreciate the site. You ask a question and people actually answer it.

 

[DWalt]

Uploading speed is greatly enhanced if you minimize the size (pixel count) of the image. I always resize the image so that the largest dimension is 5" or less before uploading.

 

[JP@AK]

Number 5315xx shipped in February, 1926, according to its letter. So yours, at 533687, was probably shipped soon after that. But since S&W did not ship in serial order, that is only an educated guess.
Jack

 

[Buford57]

This one is from late 1925.

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That number's within about 300 of my first duty gun, which was the same configuration. It didn't look that good 35 years ago.

 

[Docneeley]

Number 5315xx shipped in February, 1926, according to its letter. So yours, at 533687, was probably shipped soon after that. But since S&W did not ship in serial order, that is only an educated guess.
Jack

Thanks Jack. I may want to get a letter myself.

 

[JP@AK]

Good idea!
Jack