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06-04-2012, 10:46 PM | #1 |
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Police S&W 38 - German?
I bought this at the same auction I went to last week, it had a dark blue on the barrel and 1/2 of the frame, the other half looked like it had been dipped in something.
So, using vinegar, it stripped the bluing in about 20-30 mins!!! Keep that in mind! So, did a search and on the rear grip strap is this marking, a search of the internet showed that it 'might' be post war police marking? comments?
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06-05-2012, 09:49 AM | #2 |
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Any other markings? On the barrel maybe? It could have been captured during the First World War and then re-issued to the German forces. Just a guess.
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06-05-2012, 10:17 AM | #3 |
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Ed, I think that this is commonly referred to as the Victory Model... .38 S&W, not .38 Special right? They made lots of them during the war, and I am sure they were pressed into civilian service after the military disposed of them...
I think I remember that the serial number is inside the crane on the frame, and perhaps also under the grips? Herman Goering was carrying a S&W revolver when he surrendered. This gun is post WW1... 1940's timeframe. or later.
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Looks like the trigger has been machine knurled?
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If my memory serves me(now that is always a question), all of the victory models had a "V" in the serial number. A large number of these were purchased from S&W by England, and were in 38S&W caliber which was their .380/200 caliber. They were considered the M&P series, that later became the Model 10 S&W. I believe the majority of the pistols sent to England had 5in bbl. and the Victory models made for the U.S. had 4in bbl. I am not sure what other countries purchased these pistols, but I imagine, quite a few.....S&W made a huge number of them.
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Yes Jerry, The trigger has been "jewelled." A custom touch by a previous owner...
BTW, these pistols can only be converted from .38 S&W to .38 Special by replacement of the cylinder. The .38 S&W case may be shorter, but it is larger at the head than the .38 Special. Some of the guns so-called "converted" to 38 Special just had a chambering reamer run through the cylinder but I don't recommend anyone fire a .38 special in them unless the chambers have been measured by a competent gunsmith. Case head separation can be harmful to your health... Ed, Does the bottom of the grip strap say "U.S. Property"? under the lanyard loop?
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