This one is pretty cool!! I guess you could call it a

“pre V victory”. I have another, serial number 997600, that went to the Maritime Commision.  I’ll letter this one to see where it went!! Thanks for looking!! 
PS. The grips also match!!

Hello Big:

 

Nice revolver.  I would also use collector shorthand and call it a pre-Victory.

 

I encourage you to get a letter from the S&W Historical Foundation.  In the meantime, from the Victory Model Database I can tell you that your revolver likely shipped in the April-May, 1942 time frame.  It shipped to a defense contractor in the aviation industry.

 

Regards,

Charlie

Very cool!! Thank you Mr. Flick!!

Big:

 

You are most welcome. 

 

When you do get your letter please circle back here and post the details, please.

 

Regards,

Charlie

I mailed the letter request yesterday!! Hopefully I’ll post it within the next 30 days!!

I was in Coast Guard “A” school in 1989.  Everyday we students had to do a pyro locker and armory inventory. I think we had about 30 of these in the small arms locker, all WWII issue.