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When I first got interested in guns, the Colts were referred to as ".45 Frame" or ".41 Frame", don't recall what the smallest (D frame?) was called.
And Smiths were designated as frame size and bore diameter. The .44 Special was known as the "N-430" and for the target sighted one, "N-430-T". Model numbers were never advertised, only the model's name, such as "Model 1950 Military" or "Model 1950 Army" snd the "K-38 Masterpiece". Only in fairly recent (to me) times have they been the Model 10, etc.
Bob Wright
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