Originally Posted by
P2Vaircrewman
We missed the V because it was located on the opposite side of the lanyard ring mounting hole from the serial number instead of at the beginning of the serial number. The lanyard ring had been removed some time in the past. At first I thought it might have been broken off but I removed the grips and the retaining pin is also missing. The acceptance mark is GHD ( Guy H. Drewry) and there is a P proof mark. My son in law's dad gave it to him and didn't know what it was other than an old S&W revolver. Serial number is in the 600,000 / 700,000 range. Finish is worn in spots and the bore is bright and shiny. A nice family heirloom. Thanks for the help
Info from the Standard Catalog of Smith & Wesson 4th edition...
The "Victory" model was introduced with a V serial prefix from V 1 to 769,000 at which time a new design hammer block was introduced and the serial prefix became SV added to indicate the change.
This change was made after the death of a sailor from an accidental discharge of a Victory pistol dropped on the deck of a ship.
GHD was an inspector from 1930-57.
I did not see anything about the "P"
Gettin' down innagrass.
Let's Go Brandon!
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