The Firing Line Forums - View Single Post - Smith and Wesson Need Help With Serial & Period Grips

Winchester_73 · February 23, 2012, 08:09 PM

Grips may not be easy to find for that gun. Early guns like that actually had hard rubber grips THEN wood later. Try the S&W forum

http://smith-wessonforum.com/s-w-han...ors-1896-1961/

Also remember, that any letter prefix, such as a S, SV, C, D, etc IS part of the serial number.

February 23, 2012, 08:09 PM	#4
Winchester_73 Senior Member Join Date: December 21, 2008 Location: Pittsburgh PA Posts: 2,863	Grips may not be easy to find for that gun. Early guns like that actually had hard rubber grips THEN wood later. Try the S&W forum http://smith-wessonforum.com/s-w-han...ors-1896-1961/ Also remember, that any letter prefix, such as a S, SV, C, D, etc IS part of the serial number.