S&W military and police .38 special

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S&W military and police .38 special

#1 Post by rufrdr »

I was recently given this revolver by a relative. Considering the finish wear I didn't expect much in accuracy from it but when it went to the range the other day it out shot my Colt Officer's model heavy barrel. The bore is perfect and the lockup is tight. The grips are pretty skinny and make holding onto it a bit of a challenge.

It was made in 1954 so it and I are the about the same age!

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#2 Post by dodgyrog »

Nice
If only.......
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#3 Post by saddler »

Had the earlier Victory Model for a while. Even came with the correct GI holster!
Nice revolvers
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#4 Post by froggy »

Splendid American Classic !! :good:
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#5 Post by 25Pdr »

Mechanical marvels...

How it works...

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#6 Post by Hunter87 »

You should get it reblued
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#7 Post by snayperskaya »

Hunter87 wrote:You should get it reblued
All the wear has a tale to tell!, personally I don't understand the folks that refinish wartime service rifles so they look like new.

OP......very nice revolvers you have there goodjob
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#8 Post by Sixshot6 »

snayperskaya wrote:
Hunter87 wrote:You should get it reblued
All the wear has a tale to tell!, personally I don't understand the folks that refinish wartime service rifles so they look like new.

OP......very nice revolvers you have there goodjob
It removes history, my dad did refinish a stock on a lee, but it was an unused stock, the original still sits untouched elsewhere. It's got a sniper cheek piece on and a mount made that required no gunsmithing and holds the pecar scope on lovely.
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#9 Post by Hunter87 »

Sixshot6 wrote:
snayperskaya wrote:
Hunter87 wrote:You should get it reblued
All the wear has a tale to tell!, personally I don't understand the folks that refinish wartime service rifles so they look like new.

OP......very nice revolvers you have there goodjob
It removes history, my dad did refinish a stock on a lee, but it was an unused stock, the original still sits untouched elsewhere. It's got a sniper cheek piece on and a mount made that required no gunsmithing and holds the pecar scope on lovely.
The history of how many times someone has dropped it or scratched the Finnish.
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#10 Post by snayperskaya »

Hunter87 wrote:
The history of how many times someone has dropped it or scratched the Finnish.
Scratched the Finnish?......the Russians did that a bit but it didn't end well :oops:

It's the Swedish you want to watch out for......some lovely women over there :D
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