Contents • • • • • • • • • • • History [ ] In 1899, the United States Army and Navy placed orders with Smith & Wesson for two to three thousand Model 1899 Hand Ejector revolvers chambered for the M1892 U.S. Service Cartridge. With this order, the Hand Ejector Model became known as the.38 Military and Police model. That same year, in response to reports from military sources serving in the Philippines on the relative ineffectiveness of the new cartridge, Smith & Wesson began offering the Military & Police in a new chambering,.38 S&W Special (a.k.a..38 Special), a slightly elongated version of the.38 Long Colt cartridge with greater bullet weight (158 grains) and powder charge increased from 18 to 21 grains of gunpowder. In 1902 the.38 Military & Police (2nd Model) was introduced, featuring substantial changes. These included major modification and simplification of the internal lockwork and the addition of a locking underlug on the barrel to engage the previously free-standing ejector rod.

Barrel lengths were 4, 5, 6, and 6.5 inches with a rounded butt. Serial numbers for the Military & Police ranged from number 1 in the series to 20,975. Most of the early M&P revolvers chambered in.38 Special appear to have been sold to the civilian market. By 1904, S&W was offering the.38 M&P with a rounded or square butt, and 4-, 5-, and 6.5-inch barrels. The.38 4th Change, introduced 1915, incorporated a passive hammer block and enlarged service sights that quickly became a standard across the service revolver segment of the industry.

Dec 18, 2007 Where can I find a list telling the manufacture date for the serial number on a S&W. I had an early J frame. A few J-frame models started out as being offered in only.38 special, but in the mid-1990s, were beefed up to handle.357 magnum. I’ve included each of these multi-caliber models as two separate entries in the chart. The three major J-frame model series are as follows: Chief’s special: Standard hammer. Canon Copier Pc 775 Manual Transmission.

Of cylinders began in 1919. The M&P 1905 Fourth Change variant (1915). The lock mechanism remained principally unchanged after this model. Victory Model [ ] The S&W Model 10 military revolvers produced from 1942 to 1944 had serial numbers with a 'V' prefix, and were known as the Smith & Wesson Victory Model. It is noteworthy that early Victory Models did not always have the V prefix. During World War II over 570,000 of these pistols were supplied to the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa under the program, chambered in the British caliber already in use in the and the. Most Victory Models sent to Britain were fitted with 4-inch or 5-inch barrels, although a few early versions had 6-inch barrels.

The Victory Model was used by United States forces during World War II, being chambered in the well-known and popular cartridge. The Victory Model was a standard-issue sidearm for United States Navy and Marine Corps aircrews, and was also used by security guards at factories and defense installations throughout the United States during the war. Some of these revolvers remained in service well into the 1990s with units of the United States Armed Forces, including the. Until the introduction of the 9mm pistol in 1990, U.S. Army helicopter crew members and female officers were equipped with. Loan Flyers Templates. 38 caliber Victory Model revolvers.