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FlyFish · September 19, 2010, 08:41 AM

kupantone278: 1971

spandral: That SN isn't correct for a Model 10 - meaning a gun that has the model number stamped in the frame cutout. If a "real" Model 10 in that sense, it should have a letter somewhere in the number, most likely a "C" or "D". Take the serial number off the butt of the grip. That said, it could be a pre-Model 10, which was called the .38 Military and Police. If so, there will not be a model number stamped on the frame, and it that's the correct SN from the butt, it would have been manufactured in the 1915 (SN 241704) to 1942 (sn 700000) period.

jt513: I believe your gun must be a .32 Hand Ejector 3rd Model, manufactured between 1911 (SN 263001) and 1942 (SN 536684) - obviously more toward the beginning of that range, but no more specific info is given in SCSW. Depending on condition, it probably has a value ranging from a few hundred to perhaps several hundred dollars.

September 19, 2010, 08:41 AM	#3384
FlyFish Senior Member Join Date: January 20, 2009 Location: Overlooking the Baker River Valley Posts: 1,723	kupantone278: 1971 spandral: That SN isn't correct for a Model 10 - meaning a gun that has the model number stamped in the frame cutout. If a "real" Model 10 in that sense, it should have a letter somewhere in the number, most likely a "C" or "D". Take the serial number off the butt of the grip. That said, it could be a pre-Model 10, which was called the .38 Military and Police. If so, there will not be a model number stamped on the frame, and it that's the correct SN from the butt, it would have been manufactured in the 1915 (SN 241704) to 1942 (sn 700000) period. jt513: I believe your gun must be a .32 Hand Ejector 3rd Model, manufactured between 1911 (SN 263001) and 1942 (SN 536684) - obviously more toward the beginning of that range, but no more specific info is given in SCSW. Depending on condition, it probably has a value ranging from a few hundred to perhaps several hundred dollars.