+1 Jim; I didn't assume that barrel had been cut, I was trying to give the OP some info to determine whether this had been done. IMHO the barrel appears original in the picture.
Powersportking, is there still a hole in the butt for the lanyard loop? If so, you can probably pick one up on GB. The base of the loop has circumferential groove, giving it an "H"-shaped cross section; after inserting the base into the hole in the butt, a transverse pin is inserted through a smaller hole in the grip frame, passing through the groove and retaining the loop. The transverse pin is held in by the grips so it doesn't have to fit tightly. FWIW the whole assembly fits very loosely so the loop can spin freely; a prior owner may have removed the loop so it wouldn't rattle while he/she was carrying the gun.
BTW although your pictures are not very high-resolution, your revolver appears to have blued finish. Later Victories usually had a matte grayish-black phosphate finish similar to parkerizing. Your revolver
may have been reblued, but OTOH the finish could be original; a large number of British guns in the 800,000-999,999 serial number range had blued finish just like S&W's prewar civilian models. You may want to request a history letter from S&W.