Finish is worn in spots and the bore is bright and shiny. My son in law's dad gave it to him and didn't know what it was other than an old S&W revolver. At first I thought it might have been broken off but I removed the grips and the retaining pin is also missing. The lanyard ring had been removed some time in the past.
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Last edited by FlyFish Novemat 10:24 PM.We missed the V because it was located on the opposite side of the lanyard ring mounting hole from the serial number instead of at the beginning of the serial number. Comparatively few were made and they are very desirable - and priced accordingly.ĮTA: With regard to the exact year of production, you can try calling S&W and see if they will provide more information than is in SCSW, but if that doesn't work the only other alternative is to spend $50 on a "factory letter," which may or may not be worth it to you. They were in effect a step on the way to the development of the. 38 Special, and built on the larger N-frame (the Model 10s and their like are on the medium K-frame) to take the extra stress. Lethaldogs - the Heavy Duty (fixed sights) and Outdoorsman (adjustable sights) were S&W's initial foray into guns chambered for "hot". The "S" prefix was indeed used for the N-frame Heavy Duty/Outdoorsman series, along with all the other post-war N-frames, but never with a number anywhere near as high as S858XXX. They're not as numerous or cheap as they once were, but they're built to withstand modern higher-pressure +P ammo, and they have better sights than the older guns. If this is the case, I'd recommend avoiding it.įWIW for basic home defense duty, I'd recommend an inexpensive 60s-70s vintage police trade-in Model 10. The rollmark on the barrel of one of the former British guns will say ".38 S&W CTG." and the guns will usually have numerous British export proofmarks on them, which usually look like a little crown over the letters "BNP". However, a lot of gun retailers don't know enough about vintage S&Ws to recognize these guns, and price them like genuine unmolested examples. Most S&W experts recommend avoiding these guns entirely, or put their value at $125-$150 max. Additionally, many of these guns had their barrels cut and/or were cheaply refinished, negating any collector value they once had.
38S&W guns, the cases sometimes bulge or split when fired, causing extraction problems, and accuracy is usually subpar. 38Spl cartridge however, due to the larger-diameter chambers and barrel used in the. Large numbers of these formerly British guns were reimported into the USA in the 50s and 60s, and many of them had the chambers lengthened to accommodate a. 38 Special cartridge commonly used in revolvers today, but it actually fires a slightly larger-diameter bullet. It's shorter than the more common and substantially higher-powered.
38S&W, which is a lower-powered round designed for 19th-century S&W top-break revolvers. If it's indeed a Victory, be aware that many of these guns were sold to the British military chambered in. Its in decent shape so would it be worth 300 dollars? P.S I want this gun for personal protection in the home and maybe a bit of target practice so is this the gun for me? If it's actually in the 600000 range and has only the "S" then I'm not sure what you've got - SCSW doesn't indicate that configuration should be possible. 38 S&W, and some were modified from the latter to the former. Now, you mention that the SN is in the 600000 range - if that's in fact the case then there should also be a "V", as in SVXXXXXX, indicating that the gun was a so-called "Victory" model made during the war (that's the "V" part) that was manufactured to include the new hammer block safety mechanism, or had been sent back to the factory for the modification. Depending on condition, $300 is a reasonable price - not a screaming deal, but a fair price. 38 M&P would be fine for the uses you mention. There's no particular significance to the "S" prefix in these guns, and a properly functioning. The serial number range was S811338 to S999999, at which point S&W switched to a "C" prefix. Pre-10s (.38 Military and Police is the correct model name) with an "S" serial number prefix were made immediately after the war, from 1945 to 1948.
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