38 smith & wesson special ctg serial number s864498

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I am no gun expert and I am trying to find out what I can about a 38 smith & wesson special ctg serial number s864498. any help would be appreciated... the model, year and rough range on value... thank you in advance for your assistance
 
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when the cylinder is open the number listed there does noes not include the same sn as on the but of the gun it has Y and these numbers below it 32829
 
The "Y" number in the open cylinder crane are assembly numbers,,,
The Serial number is what is on the butt of the grips.

You seem to have a S&W M&P (Military and Police) chambered for .38 Special cartridges.

After 1957 S&W started using Model numbers for their guns,,,
The M&P became the Model 10 at that time.

There are several different iterations of your gun,,,
I'm not expert enough to detail those for you.

Suffice it to say you have a vintage handgun that should shoot modern ammo just fine,,,
Avoid shooting any .38 Special ammo labeled "+P" in your gun,,,
Regular .38 special ammo should be just fine.

I hope that helps,,,

Aarond

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It is a S&W Military and Police made shortly after WWII. The "S" indicates that it has the improved hammer block developed after an AD from a dropped revolver on a Navy vessel killed a crewman in 1945.

The number under the crane is a company fitting number to keep parts together in the factory. It has no meaning after the gun has been completed and a serial number applied.

I won't guess a dollar value. It won't be extremely high, these are common guns and yours has a lot of flaws in the finish. On the other hand, the Magna grips from this period are worth a bit of money themselves and add to the value of the gun if they are numbered to match - in pencil on the inside.
 
And, for future reference, it's not a CTG, that's an abbreviation for "Cartridge" as part of the caliber stamping.
Denis
 
CTG is abbreviation for cartridge? Whoa, James K. told me it meant Custom Tooled Gun, was he yanking my chain?:(
 
.38 special

Hey guys. I followed the link to try and decipher my dad's .38 S&W ctg but couldn't make heads or tails of it. :confused: I was hoping to see if any of you could help. The serial number on the butt is 591827 with 3994 written below it. I don't have the gun at this time so I couldn't tell you if there is a number when the cylinder is open. Thanks for any help
 
I am no gun expert and I am trying to find out what I can about a 38 smith & wesson special ctg serial number s864498. any help would be appreciated... the model, year and rough range on value... thank you in advance for your assistance
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Hi,
According to my S&W book you have M&P 1905 4th change. The serial number means the revolver was between 1940 to 1945. Unless you pay for a letter from S&W you won't know the exact production year. S&W made better than a million of them from 1915-to around 1945. The value is around $300. They are not rare. Yours is a shooter grade.
Hope this helps.
Howard
 
Mf,
Again- CTG is part of the caliber stamping, it's not a model designation.
Your revolver shoots the .38 S&W Cartridge, which is not the same as the .38 S&W Special Cartridge.
Denis
 
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