Lookup Extra Quality !!better!! - S W 38 Victory Model Serial Number

Don't just look at the number! Check the grips for the "U.S. PROPERTY" cartouche or the top strap for the "GHD" (Guy H. Drewry) inspection stamp.

Smith & Wesson did not stamp guns as "Extra Quality." If you see a stamp that looks like "P" inside a circle, that is a Proof Mark , indicating the gun passed a firing test. That is a mark of passing quality control, but not a "premium" grade. s w 38 victory model serial number lookup extra quality

: Indicates a standard "Victory" model. Production began around serial number V1 in early 1942 and reached roughly V769,000 by late 1944. "SV" Prefix : Denotes the late-war inclusion of a new safety hammer block Don't just look at the number