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**Mike Irwin** · December 31, 2014, 12:03 PM

"As it happened, the U.S. first adopted the M1909 revolver, at which point S&W dropped the "service cartridge" marking, then the M1911 pistol; it would take 43 years and a wartime emergency before S&W got a military contract for its M&P revolver and the .38 Special cartridge."

Uhm... possibly not.

The Army and Navy both ordered several thousand Model of 1899s chambered in .38 Long Colt for military testing and use, with some of the late ones reportedly being chambered for .38 Special.

The military also supposedly let several small contracts at various times in the 1920s and 1930s, no more than a few dozen guns at a time.

December 31, 2014, 12:03 PM	#11
Mike Irwin Staff Join Date: April 14, 2000 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 41,642	"As it happened, the U.S. first adopted the M1909 revolver, at which point S&W dropped the "service cartridge" marking, then the M1911 pistol; it would take 43 years and a wartime emergency before S&W got a military contract for its M&P revolver and the .38 Special cartridge." Uhm... possibly not. The Army and Navy both ordered several thousand Model of 1899s chambered in .38 Long Colt for military testing and use, with some of the late ones reportedly being chambered for .38 Special. The military also supposedly let several small contracts at various times in the 1920s and 1930s, no more than a few dozen guns at a time. __________________ "The gift which I am sending you is called a dog, and is in fact the most precious and valuable possession of mankind" -Theodorus Gaza Baby Jesus cries when the fat redneck doesn't have military-grade firepower.