June 2012 Monthly Photo Contest Winner

**Bud Helms** · July 8, 2012, 08:16 AM

Congratulations Winchester_73!

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S&W "Baby Russian" 38 revolver - your CCW in 1878

Winchester_73 · July 8, 2012, 10:15 PM

Thanks very much. Its one of my favorite antiques that I have. These "baby Russians" are rarely seen today esp in this condition.

Of course, many people have the 38 SA 2nd models, with the shortened ejector housing, and call them "baby Russians" which as a baby Russian owner, that really strikes a nerve. The nickname came from the fact that the original Russians had longer ejector housing and these 38 SAs had that same profile. Many people just don't get that concept.

Freakdaddy · July 11, 2012, 03:56 PM

Congrats Winchester_73...nicely done!

July 8, 2012, 08:16 AM	#1
Bud Helms Staff Join Date: December 31, 1999 Location: Middle Georgia Posts: 12,908	June 2012 Monthly Photo Contest Winner Congratulations Winchester_73! *** S&W "Baby Russian" 38 revolver - your CCW in 1878 __________________ "The irony of the Information Age is that it has given new respectability to uninformed opinion." - John Lawton, speaking to the American Association of Broadcast Journalists in 1995 Last edited by Bud Helms; July 11, 2012 at 07:21 PM.

July 8, 2012, 10:15 PM	#2
Winchester_73 Senior Member Join Date: December 21, 2008 Location: Pittsburgh PA Posts: 2,628	Thanks very much. Its one of my favorite antiques that I have. These "baby Russians" are rarely seen today esp in this condition. Of course, many people have the 38 SA 2nd models, with the shortened ejector housing, and call them "baby Russians" which as a baby Russian owner, that really strikes a nerve. The nickname came from the fact that the original Russians had longer ejector housing and these 38 SAs had that same profile. Many people just don't get that concept. __________________ Winchester 73, the TFL user that won the west

July 11, 2012, 03:56 PM	#3
Freakdaddy Senior Member Join Date: February 19, 2006 Posts: 396	Congrats Winchester_73...nicely done!