Standard "Victory" serial prefix used for both .38 Special (U.S. Navy/Army) and .38 S&W (British Lend-Lease) models.
While S&W records are not always perfectly linear due to parts being pulled from bins, you can generally estimate the year of manufacture using this lookup table: Serial Number Range Estimated Year V1 – V20,000 Early 1942 Initial Navy contracts V20,000 – V250,000 Expansion of Lend-Lease V250,000 – V500,000 Peak wartime production V500,000 – V769,000 Introduction of "S" safety mark V769,000 – V811,119 End of production run SV811,120 – SV1,000,000 Transition to Pre-Model 10 4. Identifying "Extra Quality" Markings s w 38 victory model serial number lookup extra quality
If the numbers are mismatched or missing in any two locations, the revolver is a “parts gun” and loses 60% of its collectible value. Standard "Victory" serial prefix used for both
Mid-to-late production (mid-1943 to 1944). Identifying "Extra Quality" Markings If the numbers are