![]() Right stock only - on back stamped, scratched or penciled depending on vintage and stock material. Yoke - on rear face only visible thru a chamber with a flashlightĦ. Gun butt - or forestrap on I frames/single shots with grips that cover the buttĢ.ěarrel - bottom of barrel or in extractor shroudģ. NOTE: Observing serial #s for accuracy or even existence, especially on penciled stocks, requires magnification, bright light, and an attitude that it is there!ġ. Serial # locations: To confirm all parts are original, check for the 6 matching serial # locations for fixed sight pre war Hand Ejectors and all post war Hand Ejectors thru ~1956. An armory rebuilt gun will have an armory rebuild # but it won't be confused with a serial # because there are only 3 or 4 stamped digits and are twice as large as factory stampings. New parts replaced by a US armory will more likely not have any serial #. That's not to say it never happened, but it would be the exception. Even if guns were shipped back to S&W for parts changes, the new parts were stamped to match the gun.Īrmory refurbished 1917s I've seen had matching serial #s. If the serial numbers don't match, someone besides the factory has changed parts, period. ![]() In 50 years of collecting S&Ws I've not found that to be true on any models especially the 1917. Note all S&Ws guns were not produced or shipped in serial # order, but that did not affect matching serial #s. The government did take over production, but it did not affect serial number matching. ![]() True, parts are un-numbered until used.Ģ. ![]()
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