The "slanted" & symbol denotes an earlier model as Smith & Wesson change to the standard "&" found on the modern guns some time after WWII. The model 57 was introduced in February of 1964 with serial number S236941 supposedly being the first gun although some references report S227750 as the...
Was at Cabelas this afternoon and noticed a very good supply of .223 of various manufacturers and then noticed they lifted the restriction on the number of boxes of ammo you can purchase at one time. Only .22LR and .17 still remained under limited purchases.
I use a product called Damp Rid. It is a moisture absorber and last for three months usually. It is very inexpensive and can be found at Lowes and Wal-Mart and I sure many other places. I also purchased a Temperature/Humidity monitor from Cabela's for $9.00 on sale for each of my safes.