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February 8, 2013, 02:00 PM | #1 |
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Help with info about an inherited gun
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I confess I'm a noobie with my first post. While I've been in the USAF for more than 20 years, I know very little about the details of revolvers. I wonder if anyone can shed any light or speculation on my grandfather's pistol I now possess. I don't shoot it and don't desire to. The ammo found with it looks ancient, and I wonder if its really the wrong kind and should be long colt. What's especially odd is while the gun says S&W on it, its barrel says Colt. I'd guess sometime decades ago the original barrel was damaged and a smith or just a person replaced it. Thanks for any insight. I saw the thread about S&W serial numbers, but it seems to gap between the late twenties and WWII and I'm guessing this gun is from somewhere around that area. |
February 8, 2013, 02:54 PM | #2 |
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Looks like somebody modded a butchered S&W by screwing in a Colt barrel (with its lack of the crane lock). But the front sight is S&W. Hmmm. Parts gun/frankengun? Definitely not factory.
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February 8, 2013, 04:17 PM | #3 |
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The mismatched parts make the gun interesting but eliminate any value except as a novelty. The .38 Special ammunition would probably fire well enough, but I have doubts about firing any gun that has had that much done to it.
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February 9, 2013, 01:22 AM | #4 |
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Be very interesting to hear what stories that gun could tell....
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February 9, 2013, 09:09 AM | #5 |
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Thanks for the opinions, everyone.
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February 9, 2013, 11:47 AM | #6 |
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to my eye it looks to be a spanish made DA revolver and it may be chambered in 38 colt and not 38 special. If you don't know it to be in working order just put it in a display case because the gunsmiths i work with would not want to mess with a mix master or a spanish made S&W copy
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February 11, 2013, 07:42 PM | #7 |
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No, I think it is, or rather was, a genuine S&W. But a gun that has had that much done to it is suspect, IMHO. Still, I wouldn't want to say it won't fire. Many S&Ws have had the front extractor rod support removed and still worked OK. I am not sure about the barrel threads and how the barrel has been fitted.
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February 12, 2013, 12:50 AM | #9 |
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fair enough, I've only seen about 5 spanish specials so I could be wrong
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February 12, 2013, 02:42 AM | #10 |
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Plus the S&W logo on the frame kinda negate the idea of a spanish special. I'm no expert, but it definitely looks like a Frankengun.
As for shooting, I woulld be very hesitant, and have a gunsmith check it first... |
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