Welcome to the forum. Pretty hard to identify without a picture. Did you get the serial number off the butt of the gun?Have a 38 spl, serial #4764xx, 6-shot, 5 inch bbl, adj rear sight, swing out cylinder. Looking for year of manufacture and which model it is. Thanks for any help provided.
yes, also located under the ejector rod.Welcome to the forum. Pretty hard to identify without a picture. Did you get the serial number off the butt of the gun?
M&P target looks like the one. Thanks.Does it look like this M&P Target?
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Or does it look like this K-38 Masterpiece?
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Ok, That's better. It appears you have a .38 M&P target with a frame made before 1928 and a barrel made after 1928. That date was when the extractor rod knob changed from the mushroom shape seen on my picture to the barrel shape seen on your revolver. There should be a serial number under the barrel on the flat where the extractor rod docks. Please post that number and the number on the rear face of the cylinder so we can confirm those are the same as the frame.
Also, I see a Pachmayr grip adapter which is an enhancement from before target grips to make the hold on the gun more stable. Interesting gun!
Ok, That's better. It appears you have a .38 M&P target with a frame made before 1928 and a barrel made after 1928. That date was when the extractor rod knob changed from the mushroom shape seen on my picture to the barrel shape seen on your revolver. There should be a serial number under the barrel on the flat where the extractor rod docks. Please post that number and the number on the rear face of the cylinder so we can confirm those are the same as the frame.
Also, I see a Pachmayr gItip adapter which is an enhancement from before target grips to make the hold on the gun more stable. Interesting gun!
The serial number on both the bottom of the frame and the flat of the barrel match.That front sight doesn't look right too me. Maybe a replacement?
The front site is pinned and may have been changed at some point.That front sight doesn't look right too me. Maybe a replacement?
The serial number on barrel and frame match.Ok, That's better. It appears you have a .38 M&P target with a frame made before 1928 and a barrel made after 1928. That date was when the extractor rod knob changed from the mushroom shape seen on my picture to the barrel shape seen on your revolver. There should be a serial number under the barrel on the flat where the extractor rod docks. Please post that number and the number on the rear face of the cylinder so we can confirm those are the same as the frame.
Also, I see a Pachmayr grip adapter which is an enhancement from before target grips to make the hold on the gun more stable. Interesting gun!
Almost could not see the number on rear face of cylinder, it matches the other 2. Would S&W match barrel and frame serial numbers if frame and barrel were made at different times?Ok, That's better. It appears you have a .38 M&P target with a frame made before 1928 and a barrel made after 1928. That date was when the extractor rod knob changed from the mushroom shape seen on my picture to the barrel shape seen on your revolver. There should be a serial number under the barrel on the flat where the extractor rod docks. Please post that number and the number on the rear face of the cylinder so we can confirm those are the same as the frame.
Also, I see a Pachmayr grip adapter which is an enhancement from before target grips to make the hold on the gun more stable. Interesting gun!