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my01truck · February 15, 2010, 01:20 PM

[I] have a S&W Model 57+1 41 Magnum, serial number BAR3897, and would like to know its birth history. It is stamped Springfield, Mass. on the right side of the frame, but it is not on the actual BBL as Smith & Wesson suggests it should be. It also is stamped "MARCAS REGISTRADAS" in the same location. It says "MADE IN USA", but I didn't know they spoke Spanish in Springfield, Mass. Is it really a Smith & Wesson, or just a copy?

February 15, 2010, 01:20 PM	#2584
my01truck Junior Member Join Date: February 15, 2010 Posts: 3	S&W Model 57+1 [I] have a S&W Model 57+1 41 Magnum, serial number BAR3897, and would like to know its birth history. It is stamped Springfield, Mass. on the right side of the frame, but it is not on the actual BBL as Smith & Wesson suggests it should be. It also is stamped "MARCAS REGISTRADAS" in the same location. It says "MADE IN USA", but I didn't know they spoke Spanish in Springfield, Mass. Is it really a Smith & Wesson, or just a copy?