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Snub Noir has a very active Face bookpage.

Smith needs something like that in its current line.

Nice snubby. A little more rare and valuable than the 4 inch I imagine. Hard to believe it's been 4 years or so since I picked up my M&P (also 1947). I should probably shoot it.

Thanks, all! And, @SigSentry, my vote would sure be to shoot it!

Shoot It!!
I once had a Pre 40 #248 & should have never sold it.. = Dumb Move, Traded it for a Colt Gold Cup National Match at the time...

Very nice 47's TFR & SS. I have been collecting the same year S&Ws ever since I joined SWCA in 2010. Currently I only look for Roy Jinks lettered 11/47 pieces.

• My Nov. 1947 K frames •

The 2” gets carried in a Vietnam era SH


By any chance would either of your's be a 11/13/47 'lettered' M&P?

^^^ Those look great Z06!

I’ll check the letter that came with mine to get a refresher on the date…will post once I have it.

Looks like my M&P barely made the cut for 1947; the Roy Jinks letter I have on it (originally requested by a prior owner and provided to me who I bought the gun) shows a ship-date of December 18th of that year.

I need to get a letter on my ‘47 K-22. I have the original Magna stocks (serialed to the gun) but prefer the factory targets as shown, said to date themselves to 1946.

Thanks for looking. I have been searching for the elusive 11/13/47 since 2012.


The K-22 Masterpiece twins that will eventually go to my two grandsons.
Left: shipped - 11/03/47 • Right: shipped - 11/20/47
One 10 days before, the other 7 days after.

A 5 inch M&P S Series serial number shipped March 1948.

A M&P C series serial number shipped April 1950

A M&P S series serial number shipped March 1949.

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I love these old revolvers. I saw a Model 36 today in the used gun case. I got excited until I saw the Hilary hole. No thanks. These are beautiful, thanks for sharing.

Man all these old wheelies are GORGEOUS!

Indeed, the revolver fandom here on SF is excellent!

I’m going to sneak-in a little “Big Friend / Little Friend” shot or three here featuring the M&P paired with something new-ish, at least compared to 1947: a circa 1980 Smith & Wesson Model 520.

I’ll probably do a separate post on this one soon but, in short, the 520 (at least this iteration, as I believe S&W later recycled the same Model number for a different revolver) was a New York State Police contract gun that fell-through when the NYSP opted to adopt an in-stock revolver rather than wait six months for S&W to fulfill the 3,000-unit order. The guns went to distributors (and perhaps were offered to NYSP troopers as private sales? Some of you wheelgun-fans here may have the full scoop on these) and the rest is a little slice of S&W history. Pinned and recessed, these 4-inch, square-butt, fixed-sighted N-frame .357s remind me of an M&P-style variant of the Model 27 or 28, with a little .38-44 HD vibe for good measure.

Mine arrived in what appeared to be an unfired state (I’ve since addressed that ) with an original box, a sealed factory tool set, and no papers. I added a BK Grips grip adapter to complement the factory Magna stocks.

Blah, blah, blah, more to come, but here are a few pictures.

My 4 inch was shipped in April of 47. My birthday was in February of 47, so I am happy with my birthday gun.

TFR - nice get!

Loving the pics in this thread.

Thank you @ bionic218 and @Z06, that’s a wagon-wheel full of awesome right there!

Great find! There is something indisputably classic and all-business about S&W K-frames. I still remember the serial number of the Model 15 I bought in 1974. The luster and finish of these fine revolvers is something special for all of us.
Well done finding this classic M&P!

Very nice !

Looking forward to a range report

John