

The stocks on this revolver are not only incorrect for the period, they don’t quite fit exactly AND they have a different serial number stamped on the interior of the right grip.

Additionally, some commie egg-sucking dog lost the original diamond centered stocks and installed a set of later, non-diamond stocks. This era of revolver (until 1967) should have ‘diamonds’ – unchecked section immediately surrounding the stock screw – stocks. The stocks (Smith & Wesson handguns do NOT have ‘grips’) are of the ‘magna’ style, offering a bit wider recoil profile in the web of the hand, but no filler in the gap behind the trigger guard. S&W started using model numbers instead of names in 1957. This revolver is marked “MOD-10” on the interior of the cylinder yoke. From the same source, this configuration was used by S&W from “about 1955” to “about 1961”. This revolver is a ‘four screw’ configuration (three screws holding on the side plate and one in the forward position of the trigger guard, holding the spring for the cylinder stop. The “C” prefix ran from March of 1948 to 1967, from 1 to 999,999. This is a “C” (serial number) prefix revolver. Also akin to the Passenger Pigeons and the American Bison, they are quite rare these days. Once so common they were reminiscent of Passenger Pigeons or the American Bison. This is the basic blue, four inch (pinned) barrel, six shot, fixed sight offering. 38 Special, “K” frame, Military & Police, Model 10 revolver. Early Smith & Wesson Model 10 with correct era stocks and grip adapter.Smith & Wesson.
