Most likely chambered for 38 S&W
If you contact Smith & Wesson, they will give you that information.
38 special
Probably an inspector/assembly mark.
Your serial number indicates that your Smith and Wesson 38 special was made in the Year 1960.
Email smith and Wesson for the answer
No
i have a 38 special smith and wesson,how can i tell if it is a chefs special or not.
You gun takes the .38 Special. Its original (and proper) name was ".38 Smith & Wesson Special" since Smith & Wesson introduced the first gun chambered for this cartridge, which differentiated it from the earlier ".38 Smith & Wesson". The .38 S&W Special will not interhange with the .38 S&W.
Smith&Wesson model 14
@ 1974
Yes.
Standard Catalog of Smith and Wesson, 3rd ed by Supca and Nahas