Smith & Wesson Victory Model Serial Numbers 'link'

: Indicates standard production for U.S. or Allied forces . Production began when Military & Police serial numbers surpassed one million in early 1942, prompting S&W to restart numbering with the "V" .

The story of the Victory Model serial numbers concludes as the war ended. Production continued, but the martial spirit of the designation was retired. smith & wesson victory model serial numbers

In 1946, with peace restored, Smith & Wesson transitioned the revolver back into its civilian lineage. The "V" and "SV" prefixes were dropped. The guns were re-designated simply as the Model 10 (or the Pre-Model 10). The serial numbers dropped the "V" and continued numerically, sometimes adding an "S" prefix (for "Standard" or "Smooth" hammer block) later on. : Indicates standard production for U