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"It is a S&W 38 Snub nose, Mod32-1 Serial 1100XX. Has the wooden grip, little blueing on the gun itself. Thank you."
The 32-1 designation was introduced in 1960 when S&W discontinued using the I-frame and replaced it with the J-frame. As has been posted already s/n 122678 was made in 1969.
If the grips are original and there is a diamond pattern around the grip screws it was made no later than 1968. If there is no diamond pattern it was made in 1969 (again assuming these are the original grips).
Based on the serial number a reasonable estimate would be mid to late 1960s.
As laytonj1 has already said (but it is worth repeating), caliber is .38 S&W which is not the same and is not interchangeable with .38 Special.
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