ZoneIII: Welcome to the high road. Posting a picture of your Smith & Wesson would help confirm what model it is.

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The.32 Regulation Police model was introduced in 1917, and serial numbered in the same series as the.32 Hand Ejector/Model of 1903. Regulation Police numbers started around 331320 and ended around 536684 in 1942. Regulation Police revolvers are numbered on the forestrap, where.32 Hand Ejectors are numbered on the bottom of the butt. This doesn't help you much, but S&W made it a practice to number frames before they were made into guns rather then number the guns in sequence. To make matters worse, the frames that were pre-numbered could often be made into several different model guns.

The only way to date a particular revolver is to pay a $30.00 fee to S&W and ask the company historian, Roy Jinks, to look it up in the old records. Considering the work he has to go through (the records are not computerized) the fee is very reasonable. You will also get an official letter from Mr. Jinks explaining everything he found about your gun in the records. To learn more, go to. Thanks for the info. Sorry I didn't get back to this forum sooner but I was out of town for a few days and I guess I assumed that I would get an email message letting me know that responses had been posted like you get in some forums.

My gun has the serial number on the butt, not the front strap of the grip so it appears that it may be a hand ejector. I assumed that it was a Regulation Police revolver because someone on another forum told me it was.

Hopefully, someone can confirm this from the picture I am attaching. The serial numbers are also marked on the rear of the cylinder and the back of the star wheel ejector. Also, the patent date is stamped on the bottom of the grips and it appears to read, 'Pat June 5 1917' but the numbers are very worn. Avant Garde Gothic Ligatures For Jody on this page. I am especially uncertain about the last digit (7).

Applied Calculus 9th Edition Tan Pdf Printer. The picture attached here was taken the day I got the gun. It has since been cleaned up but it still has wear on the finish. Global File Cabinet Replacement Keys on this page. However, the action is tight as can be and everything is smoot as silk in operation. The cylinder is tighter than most brand new revolvers and it locks up beautifully. If you want to know for sure, a $30 factory letter from will tell you the day your revolver left the factory. Other than that, the grips on your revolver, if original, indicate a date between 1917 and 1929.

The serial number should be stamped inside one of the grips. I suspect your revolver is actually a.32/20 Hand Ejector, Model of 1905, 4th change.