S&W pistol stamps
I didn't get any answers to this on the Gen Discussion board. Can anyone here help?
When I went through S&W armorer training each student had to successfully build several pistols from their parts bins. Upon completion each of these pistols was stamped on the grip frame to signify that it had been built in an armorers school. It's been a long time and many lost brain cells ago, but as I recall we marked ours with a "TX" and possibly a heart shaped stamp.
We were told these pistols would be placed back in their regular inventory and shipped out along with the factory built guns. During our training each step in the fitting of these pistols was inspected with a close eye by the the factory trainers, meaning they received lots of TLC and were as close to perfect as you could expect to find in a standard S&W pistol.
It would be nice to be able to identify an armorers school gun on a potential purchase. Anyone know of other markings S&W might have used for this over the years?
When I went through S&W armorer training each student had to successfully build several pistols from their parts bins. Upon completion each of these pistols was stamped on the grip frame to signify that it had been built in an armorers school. It's been a long time and many lost brain cells ago, but as I recall we marked ours with a "TX" and possibly a heart shaped stamp.
We were told these pistols would be placed back in their regular inventory and shipped out along with the factory built guns. During our training each step in the fitting of these pistols was inspected with a close eye by the the factory trainers, meaning they received lots of TLC and were as close to perfect as you could expect to find in a standard S&W pistol.
It would be nice to be able to identify an armorers school gun on a potential purchase. Anyone know of other markings S&W might have used for this over the years?
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