[MJBOFF]

I found your forum while looking for info on a old smith, and glad I did, so I joined. I just have a a thing for old time quality and marksmanship, I fell in love with older revolvers made in America. And want to show off my latest find. It is a Smith & Wesson .38 Military & Police that I bought on GUNBROKER. It was sold as a SW model 10. Not knowing much at the time. So thats what I thought I had until I researched and realized what I had It is a Smith & Wesson .38 -M&P 5 screw W/ a small section of pitting on the hammer any more info from the pics would be appreciated S&W ser # C 1679XX all matching. Thanks M.

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[kraynky]

Sweet! I want one too! Congratulations! Welcome aboard from KY!

 

[Adirondacker]

Very pretty revolver, but you're aware it's been refinished? Not "running it down," but if the purpose of this site is to educate, then I hope you don't mind my mentioning that even a nickeled gun would originally have had a case-colored hammer & trigger.

Estimate made between 1948 & 1952.

 

[ussmanlovede36]

Yeah it's a re-finish, original Nickel finish would be marked with a letter N on the cylinder near the serial number on the cylinder and there would be a letter N on the frame under the grips. But it is still a good S&W revolver. I also have one with a round butt from the same time period with a blue finish. All original.

 

[MJBOFF]

Very pretty revolver, but you're aware it's been refinished? Not "running it down," but if the purpose of this site is to educate, then I hope you don't mind my mentioning that even a nickeled gun would originally have had a case-colored hammer & trigger.

Estimate made between 1948 & 1952.

Thank you for the information that was the whole idea of posting this for the most information I can gather thank you again

 

[Wiregrassguy]

Welcome to the forums from the Wiregrass, M!

 

[WendyZXZ]

Welcome to the forum!

Nice little snub [email protected]!

 

[MJBOFF]

Welcome to the forum!

Nice little snub [email protected]!

Thank you! Love it

 

[BDM1]

I really like snubbies, yours is very nice, the re-finish looks great. I would be proud to carry that!

 

[jonesy814]

Refinished or not, it looks good and is a hard to find revolver

 

[Curt360]

Welcome to the forum! Nice little snubby. Thanks for sharing the pics. Love looking at the older revolvers.