Need the serial number off the bottom of the frames grip butt on both of them (see pic in post number 1940). Also, need to know their calibers.One is a five shot with 14307 on the inside when the cylinder is open and 10843 near the grip. It has about 60% of the original finish left. The other is a six shot with 27118 on the inside and 400992 on the butt. Probably about 70%.
You're right. After checking the book the Regulation Police serial numbers are on the forestrap. It list the serial numbers as running from 1 in 1917 to 54474 in 1940 so I'm guessing your sn of 10843 would be in the 1920's.The five shot is a Regulation Police .38 S&W Ctg. After removing the grips to expose the grip butt, there is no number there, but 10843 is on the front strap. The six shot is a 38 S&W Special Ctg and the 400992 is from the grip butt.
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38XXX would make it a 1st Change. Serial numbers ran from 19426 in 1904 to 51126 in 1906. The book list $385 in excellent and $700 "ANIB" but those are 3 year old values.
Jim
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My wife, who is a nurse, asked me to obtain a value for this S&W HE .32 pistol which belongs to an older widowed woman she does home health care for. The widow woman wants to sale this pistol that she has had for over fifty years and I'm trying to help her out. I posted this pistol on a local web site to sell it for her and received a response to the ad that the serial number 38xxx is a second change, bla, bla, bla, and its value is $200 etc. Meanwhile, out of curiosity my father-in-law removed the antler grips and an inscription read (SW 1902 $5) Can someone help me clarify this, I just want to get a fair value for the woman.