White Boot Infidel
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How about 771xxx? Just got it from grandmother and she has no idea how old it is.
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The predecessor of the J frame is the I frame. Your gun sounds like one. FWIW a good way to quickly identify an I frame is to look for a strain screw at the base of the frontstrap, in the same place you'll find a screw on a K, L, N, or X frame. Pre-1950s I frames use a leaf mainspring like the other frame sizes, so they have strain screws like the others do. J frames and later "Improved" I frames (mid-50s thru 1963) have coil mainsprings and lack the strain screw.its a 4" J-frame (or maybe a prior frame size) with nickel finish... the cylinder length is about the length of a .32sw long cartridge
FWIW prewar .32RPs aren't built on true square-butt frames. They're fitted with so-called "extension" stocks that extend the grip to a larger square-butt shape. (These stocks cover the butt, which is why the serial number was moved to the frontstrap.) The backstrap is round, but has a shoulder in it where the extension stocks fit; the top half of the backstrap is visible, but the bottom half is hidden under the stocks. The distinct shoulder and the extension stocks identify the gun as a .32RP rather than a .32HE.ltdave: Your second gun is most likely a .32 Regulation Police (square butt)...
It's a .38 Military & Police built in the 1956-1957 timeframe. It was produced right around the time when S&W began their modern model numbering system, at which point this gun became the Model 10. It may have a model number stamped inside the yoke (the part of the frame that's visible when the cylinder is swung out); it should say MOD. 10.Model: 38 S. & W. SPECIAL CTG
S/N: C 341xxx
Value is highly dependent on condition. The .38 M&P / Model 10 was a standard law enforcement gun for 3 generations and S&W's top seller for decades. Over 5 million of them have been produced, so not very many are considered unique and valuable. Several years ago, you could pick up a poor to good example in the $75-$200 range and a very good to excellent example from $250-$325, but the general increase in demand for handguns in the last 2 years or so has caused these prices to climb ~$100 across the board.PS - Any idea on value?
1979. Should be a Model 14-4, 15-4, 17-4, 18-4, or 19-4.What can you tell me about 52K 1330 ?