JB thanks for joining the discussion. I took a closer look at the Victory models. tongueriver was kind enough to send me scans from a couple of his books that had info on the 38 S&W revolver.
Even though they are commonly called a pre 10, Smith named them the .38 Hand Ejector M&P. Mine is the 1905 (4th change) model apparently made for the British Common wealth and chambered in .38/200 or .38 S&W.
S&W began producing the Victory Models at serial number 1,000,000 in 1942. The serial number on mine is 731,xxx making it a ca 1939 to 1940 model. With over 6,000,000 produced there are many survivors and an interesting collectable.