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Any idea what the heck all those other numbers are? On the left frame is BACX461xx with the B circled and on the yoke is X690xx.
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The number inside the yoke is an assembly number. It is arbitrary and meaningless after the gun leaves the factory; refer earlier in the thread.
The BACX designation was applied by a former owner of the gun. I have no idea what it means. Old revolvers are commonly marked with abbreviations for law enforcement agencies, military forces (including foreign ones due to surplus sales), and railroads. (Mail used to be moved primarily on passenger trains, and it was common practice for at least one- if not all- of the employees aboard the mail car to be armed. Railroads also used to, and in some cases still have, private police forces.) However, the BACX abbreviation does not ring a bell.