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["Made in U.S.A."] does not make it a Smith & Wesson. If it says, "Made in the U.S.A. Marcus Registradas Smith & Wesson Springfield, Mass.", then it is a Smith & Wesson.
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This is incorrect. The "MADE IN U.S.A." mark was introduced in the early 1920s. IIRC the four-line "MARCAS REGISTRADAS" mark was introduced in 1948 on the M&P series. I used to own an early postwar M&P with a high "S" prefix serial number (S988xxx IIRC); it had a single-line "MADE IN U.S.A." marking.
The "C" prefix started in 1948, so an early C-series M&P might still have the single-line marking.