I am not a collector or expert but as best I can tell...
V for Victory model, a .38 revolver made as secondary standard or security weapon in WW II. Made from 1942 when all-number serials reached a million until war's end in 1945 or a bit after.
S for Safety hammer block, redesigned after an AD on a Navy ship in 1945. Used in new production ever after, I think retrofitted to guns that could conveniently be sent in.
Your serial number is pretty high, I am going to GUESS it as a 1945 gun... same age as me.
Maybe somebody with the necessary book will come along and date it closer, but that is the best I can do.
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