S & W Model 10?

[lugerlout]

Just acquired a Smith & Wesson Model 10 I think!

Serial number V 503xxx, with the following markings:

U.S. PROPERTY G.H D.
'Flaming Grenade'
38 S & W SPECIAL CTG

Also has a Boyt holster.

Any info about date, which service it was used by would be gratefully appreciated.

Lugerlout

 

[Inusuit]

It's a Victory Model produced during WWII from 1942 to 1945. GHD stands for a government inspector - Guy H. Drewry. If the Boyt holster has a date mark and is contemporary to the revolver, it is also valuable. The serial numbers with a "V" prefix (for Victory) range from V1 to V769000. I don't think there is a way to tell which service used your particular gun. Victorys issued to the Navy were so marked. Others more familiar with this model will add more accurate information. S&W did not begin assigning model numbers until 1957 so there was no "Model 10" before then.

 

[DD357]

Might ask the mods to move it to the right forum; you may get some additional responses.