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S&W - M&P serial number

rballirballi Member Posts: 770 ✭✭✭✭
edited October 2001 in Ask the Experts
What is the correct location for the serial number a S&W M&P? The one I have has a serial number on the square of the butt and one in the frame and crane. The frame and crane numbers match, but are different from the one on the bottom of the butt.The frame and crane serial number is in the 5XXXX range and the one on the butt is a much higher 6 digit number with an S prefix.There is also "CPD XXX" on the backstrap. Chicago PD?Roy
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  • rballirballi Member Posts: 770 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Thanks for the reply. For now, I'll call it a Chicago gun. I think Al Capone had something to do with this one.
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  • john carrjohn carr Member Posts: 1,717 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I also have a S&W M&P revolver with the serial number in the 800,000 range, I think indicating it being made around 1941. Since there is no letter preceding the serial number would I be safe in inferring that this is not a police gun. I always had the idea that it was.
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  • HerschelHerschel Member Posts: 2,035 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    rballi, According to Standard Catalog of Smith & Wesson, the "S" serial number prefix was used starting in 1945 and ending in 1948.The connection would have to be with Capone's son or grandson.
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  • rballirballi Member Posts: 770 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    OK, OK, maybe it had something to do with a relative of Capone or someone famous from Chicago PD.Thanks for the date info (1945-1948).Roy
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  • He DogHe Dog Member Posts: 51,593 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Naw, this one came from the Chattanooga PD...
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  • ref44ref44 Member Posts: 251 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    The frame and crane numbers are production numbers. The number on the butt is the serial number. Also look on the face of the cylinder as you insert the cartridges. And in the recess where the ejector rod is protected when the action is closed. And even on the back of the extractor star. These should all match the number on the butt of the gun if it is original. On some guns during this period, one grip panel may have the S/N stamped on the back.Herschel is correct about the S-prefix and 1945-1948 dates.
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