This forum is great! Everyone is always so willing to help. Do I just contact S&W or someone else for the letter? I really appreciate your help. I hope that information is helpful to you.Ĭharlie, spending the $50 sounds like a good investment. Where your revolver went after it arrived at the NSD is anyone's guess as few records have survived to tell that tale. I can provide you with info on how to obtain such a letter if so desired. It can give you a precise date of shipment, certainty on the destination and some general background on this model. A factory letter from S&W will cost you $50. S&W did not record manufacturing dates, only shipment dates. I suspect that your example would letter as having shipped to the NSD at Oakland, CA as did most of the surrounding serial numbers in this range. Your revolver likely shipped to one of two major Naval Supply Depots. That makes it a lot easier for me to help you with accurate information.īased on the compete serial you provided I can estimate for you with high confidence that your Victory was shipped from the S&W factory in the December 1942-January 1943 time frame. Thanks for your PM with the complete serial number. It says Smith and Wesson us patend then gives a list of dates.
