s&w 1905 age

[marklee906]

Need some help to identify my great grandfathers service pistol its a very early 1905 m&p revolver with serial number c3673 patent dates listed on barrel are feb 6 1906,sept 14 1909 and dec 29 1914 it also has 38 s&w special ctg on the 4” barrel.It has 5 screws and a hand ejector model with the large s&w insignia on the right side of the frame.Any help on age and value would be appreciated

 

[22hipower]

Probably 1948 based on the SN. The grips are much earlier, from the 1920s. Value? Priceless given that it was your Grandfathers gun.

Jeff
SWCA #1457

 

[DARE]

Think Smith & Wesson called your gun a .38 Military & Police. They dropped Model of 1905 from the name I think before 1920. The C prefix serial numbers began March 22,1948. My guess is your gun probably shipped in 1948.

 

[JP@AK]

its a very early 1905 m&p revolver with serial number c3673

It is an interesting revolver, for reasons I will state below.

However, it is NOT a "very early 1905." It is, in fact, a post-WWII Military & Police revolver, probably assembled in March or April 1948. Nearby serial numbers shipped in May 1948.

Here are the interesting features:
It still has the single line address (Made in U.S.A.)
It still has patent dates on the barrel.

Those features rarely show up on C prefix revolvers.

The stocks on it are much earlier than the gun. That style was used from 1920 until about 1929.

 

[marklee906]

Thanks for all the great info.I really appreciate the knowledge you possess ,and helping me identify more about a family heirloom.The stocks that are on the gun confused me along with the patent no. on the barrel.Thanks again for taking the time to share.

 

[gmborkovic]

See if the grips are marked with a Sn. Just curious.

 

[Muley Gil]

# C10861 does NOT have any patent info on top of the barrel.

 

[JP@AK]

# C10861 does NOT have any patent info on top of the barrel.

Very few C prefix guns did, Gil.

Does that one have a one line or four line address?

 

[Muley Gil]

Very few C prefix guns did, Gil.

Does that one have a one line or four line address?

Four line.

 

[JP@AK]

Four line.

Thanks. C8583 is the highest number located so far with the one line address. It is owned by a Forum member.

 

[gjamison]

Early C prefix.

 

[Retired W4]

Thanks. C8583 is the highest number located so far with the one line address. It is owned by a Forum member.

C8583 is in my possession. I don't think it has patent date on the barrel but I will dig it out to see.

It does not have the dates on the barrel, as expected.

 

[marklee906]

Grips

The grips do not have any serial markings inside or outside