Revolvers in 38 Special are like cocaine to me. For years as PDs swapped their wheel guns for autos I snapped up the 38s that flooded the used gun market.
No way I could pick one above the rest. Here are a couple.
Got this about 5-6 years ago off Gunbroker for $100. Who says there are no deals there?
A much used and well traveled 38/44 Heavy Duty that has a serial suggesting 1956 but letters as shipped in 1960 (they were selling slow after the 357 Combat Magnum came out) to a police supply house in Texas. I can imagine a young officer buying this because he got a good deal on it. I got a good deal, too, paying $195 from a dealer in Denver. A few years ago I took top honors in revolver class at a combat match with this gun.
This is a Navy contract Victory Model 38 Special I found in a pawn shop with a bulged barrel. Paid $60 for it. Bought a 5" barrel off ebay for $5 and swapped it myself. Shoots just fine.
Paid $150 for this in a CA pawn shop years ago. For my 50th BD my wife had it engraved and added ivory stocks.
Got this at a gun show about 25 years ago. Shot it some but it still looks pretty clean.
Yeah, I have a weakness for ivory.
