I've got one of these that I bought about 20 years ago for $200. It was pretty rough when I got it, with a lot of shiny spots, so I had it re-blued. Bought some N-frame grips for it that I didn't like, so put the originals back on.
Mine looks more like pics cracked91 posted. The barrel is stamped "S.&W. D.A.45" on the left and "Smith&Wesson" on the right. The frame is stamped with the S&W trademark on the left, the Brazilian Army seal and "1937" on the right, and "Made in U.S.A." just in front of the trigger guard on the right.
Serial number is 194248, stamped in the butt just behind the lanyard swivel.
The grips are ugly as sin but fairly comfortable, and it shoots nice. Haven't shot it as much the last few years, though.
I really hated the half-moon e-clips I had, they tended to break and chewed up my finger tips to boot. If anyone is interested, I found these polymer moonclips that work great at http://www.beckhamdesign.com/khxc/index.php?app=ccp0&ns=prodshow&ref=RIMZ-25
Not shilling for them, but I really really like the clips, they were great to deal with, and cheap too. A guy I know who had a 1911 sold it and bought a .40, so he gave me ~400 rounds of .45 ACP that he had. I don't think I'll ever need to buy ammo for this gun now.
Mine looks more like pics cracked91 posted. The barrel is stamped "S.&W. D.A.45" on the left and "Smith&Wesson" on the right. The frame is stamped with the S&W trademark on the left, the Brazilian Army seal and "1937" on the right, and "Made in U.S.A." just in front of the trigger guard on the right.
Serial number is 194248, stamped in the butt just behind the lanyard swivel.
The grips are ugly as sin but fairly comfortable, and it shoots nice. Haven't shot it as much the last few years, though.
I really hated the half-moon e-clips I had, they tended to break and chewed up my finger tips to boot. If anyone is interested, I found these polymer moonclips that work great at http://www.beckhamdesign.com/khxc/index.php?app=ccp0&ns=prodshow&ref=RIMZ-25
Not shilling for them, but I really really like the clips, they were great to deal with, and cheap too. A guy I know who had a 1911 sold it and bought a .40, so he gave me ~400 rounds of .45 ACP that he had. I don't think I'll ever need to buy ammo for this gun now.