what is a 1978 .38 special colt cobra serial #m52453 nickel plated with pearl handle worth?
The serial number is on the frame.
The barrel and receiver should have the same serial number.
Serial number will be on the frame or receiver. not the barrel
The serial number should be on the front barrel band, in some cases it is on the barrel.
About 1.0023 on the Richter Scale.
Barrel or receiver or both.
Stamped on barrel, Barrel and reciever one piece.
Impossible to answer without the serial number.
Check the receiver and barrel.
On the barrel.
contact either s&w with the serial number or antiqueguns.com but what ever you do hold on to it, it's kinda rare.
This number is not the serial number, but a stamping on the barrel. Look under the receiver - forward of the carrier for the serial number.