OK, break 'em out...

SaxonPig · May 9, 2017, 09:22 PM

There's an active thread about the history of the 38 Special cartridge. I love the 38 Special and the revolvers that take this round. I really like old cop guns with character. Bought a bunch in the 1980s as PDs switched to autos and dumped their old wheel guns on the used market.

Here's a couple of mine.

Model 10-7 in nickel with ivory.

Police Positive Special in nickel (I like the shiny ones).

I like ivory.

Smoothest action of any 38 I've owned.

Chainsaw. · May 9, 2017, 10:23 PM

That 38-44 is sweet!

smee78 · May 9, 2017, 10:28 PM

Wow, love the 38-44. The ivory grips look good too.

tallball · May 10, 2017, 05:26 AM

Colt Army Special, 1921:

tallball · May 10, 2017, 05:28 AM

Smith and Wesson, Pre Model 10, 1916:

mj246 · May 11, 2017, 08:13 PM

S&W Model 36. While it felt and functioned perfectly, being a little older than I was comfortable using +p ammo in it made me decide to sell it to a friend.

9x19 · May 11, 2017, 10:39 PM

I guess TFL doesn't get along with Photobucket anymore...

Driftwood Johnson · May 12, 2017, 09:10 AM

Howdy

Here is a pile of 38s. Cheating a little bit, there are a few 357s in the pile. Just a few that I grabbed out of the safe, there are more that did not make the photo.

P.S. No firearms were harmed in taking this photo.

Hanshi · May 12, 2017, 04:43 PM

M60.

My very old and much modified M10.

Probably the best holster .38spl ever made, M15.

Super accurate M14 I've had forever.

And, of course, the Diamondback.

The Python insisted on pushing into the M10's pic; and the Woodsman can be excused for trying to pose.

sixgunnin · May 12, 2017, 04:58 PM

Driftwood! That's ridiculous!

UncleEd · May 12, 2017, 05:15 PM

Saxon Pig,
Tallball,
MJ246,
Hanshi

That's most wonderful.

I look forward to other posters.

jglsprings · May 12, 2017, 05:36 PM

Sorry for the mix... there are some M-19's in there and a J frame Model 60 that is missing...

**Tom Servo** · May 13, 2017, 08:29 AM

I still stand by my assertion that the S&W K-Frame is the best combat handgun ever produced.

Model12Win · May 13, 2017, 03:49 PM

One of my HD guns:

S&W M64 w/ 158 grain FBI loads.

'Nuff said.

Brian48 · May 14, 2017, 07:56 AM

Excludig my .357s, I really only have one .38. That's old reliable here.

Bought brand new back in '94 and carried almost every where for 16+ years until I semi-retired it and started carrying a 9mm/.45. A good many a nights on long road trips, it gave me comfort at my side, either in a pocket or an IWB holster. 90% of the time, it was usually stoked with Corbon 158gr +P+ LHPs. Still deploy it every now and then when my attire can't allow me to carry either my SR9C or SW1911 sub-compact. I will never part with this gun.

Armybrat · May 14, 2017, 08:51 AM

Only have one left - this M38-3 Airweight:

WyMark · May 14, 2017, 09:39 AM

Only have one, my 14-7. Accurate way beyond my ability, and fun to shoot.

SaxonPig · May 14, 2017, 10:12 AM

Couple more...

1969 M14-3 $100 off Gunbroker.

A 5" 10-7 I bought new in 1979 for $135.

dscampbell · May 14, 2017, 10:48 AM

my .38 Military & Police Birth year

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UncleEd · May 14, 2017, 02:56 PM

Of the various pictures so far, I love that standard barrel Model 10s.

But the most beautiful revolvers for me are the pictures of the Model 15s.

It is such an elegant .38.

I remember a time in the early 1980s when a dealer had a pristine Model 19 and a pristine Model 15. He fervently urged me as a friend to buy the Model 19. I agreed it was a "do more" revolver than the Model 15 but I wanted the 15. I guess I just wasn't a "do more" guy.

Driftwood Johnson · May 14, 2017, 05:20 PM

OK, I'll get a bit more serious.

The oldest 38 Special revolver I own. A S&W Model 1899. It shipped in October of 1899. Notice the lack of a cylinder rod latch under the barrel, the telltale way to identify this model.

S&W 38-44 Heavy Duty. Shipped September 1931.

A well worn 38 M&P Target Model. The predecessor to the K-38 and the Model 14. This one shipped around 1917.

A pristine Model 14-3 from 1974 that I found a couple of years ago.

A very worn 38 M&P from 1920 that I ran across last year. At $250 I couldn't pass it up. After a little cleanup to remove almost 100 years of dried up grease inside it shoots as well as when it left the factory.

A typical Model 10-5 from the late 1960s. This one bears what I assume is a police armorer's inventory number above the trigger guard. Best deal I ever expect to get on a used Smith, $125 out the door about ten years ago.

KyJim · May 14, 2017, 09:45 PM

Here's a couple. First a SW from the late 1920s:

And a Colt Officers Model Match:

Driftwood Johnson · May 15, 2017, 10:18 AM

KyJim:

Your 38 M&P Target Model is spectacular. Has it been refinished? It looks like it has not.

Driftwood Johnson · May 15, 2017, 10:36 AM

Howdy Again

Some Colts.

Army Special from 1921.

Police Positiver Special from 1922.

Police Positive Special from 1932.

Police Positive Special from 1952.

peggysue · May 15, 2017, 01:05 PM

My dad picked one up before the war from a EX cop via from 1938 by a dealer in PA. I still have it.

May 9, 2017, 09:22 PM	#1
SaxonPig Senior Member Join Date: April 24, 2006 Posts: 1,900	OK, break 'em out... There's an active thread about the history of the 38 Special cartridge. I love the 38 Special and the revolvers that take this round. I really like old cop guns with character. Bought a bunch in the 1980s as PDs switched to autos and dumped their old wheel guns on the used market. Here's a couple of mine. Model 10-7 in nickel with ivory. Police Positive Special in nickel (I like the shiny ones). I like ivory. Smoothest action of any 38 I've owned.

May 9, 2017, 10:23 PM	#2
Chainsaw. Senior Member Join Date: September 12, 2015 Location: Issaquah WA. Its a dry rain. Posts: 1,774	That 38-44 is sweet! __________________ Just shoot the damn thing.

May 9, 2017, 10:28 PM	#3
smee78 Senior Member Join Date: July 14, 2008 Location: South Carolina Posts: 2,918	Wow, love the 38-44. The ivory grips look good too. __________________ We know exactly where one cow with Mad-cow-disease is located, among the millions and millions of cows in America, but we haven't got a clue where thousands of illegal immigrants and terrorists are

May 11, 2017, 10:39 PM	#7
9x19 Senior Member Join Date: October 15, 1998 Location: Sherman, TX USA Posts: 3,750	I guess TFL doesn't get along with Photobucket anymore... __________________ Make mine lean, mean, and 9x19!

May 12, 2017, 05:36 PM	#12
jglsprings Senior Member Join Date: January 7, 2009 Posts: 1,827	Sorry for the mix... there are some M-19's in there and a J frame Model 60 that is missing... __________________ Let's eat Grandma. Let's eat, Grandma. Commas save lives...

May 10, 2017, 05:26 AM	#4
tallball Senior Member Join Date: October 17, 2014 Posts: 2,444	Colt Army Special, 1921:

May 10, 2017, 05:28 AM	#5
tallball Senior Member Join Date: October 17, 2014 Posts: 2,444	Smith and Wesson, Pre Model 10, 1916:

May 11, 2017, 08:13 PM	#6
mj246 Senior Member Join Date: October 26, 2010 Location: PA Posts: 282	S&W Model 36. While it felt and functioned perfectly, being a little older than I was comfortable using +p ammo in it made me decide to sell it to a friend.

May 12, 2017, 09:10 AM	#8
Driftwood Johnson Senior Member Join Date: January 3, 2014 Location: Land of the Pilgrims Posts: 2,033	Howdy Here is a pile of 38s. Cheating a little bit, there are a few 357s in the pile. Just a few that I grabbed out of the safe, there are more that did not make the photo. P.S. No firearms were harmed in taking this photo.

May 12, 2017, 04:43 PM	#9
Hanshi Senior Member Join Date: April 23, 2017 Posts: 239	M60. My very old and much modified M10. Probably the best holster .38spl ever made, M15. Super accurate M14 I've had forever. And, of course, the Diamondback. The Python insisted on pushing into the M10's pic; and the Woodsman can be excused for trying to pose.

May 12, 2017, 04:58 PM	#10
sixgunnin Senior Member Join Date: March 24, 2017 Location: Montana Posts: 182	Driftwood! That's ridiculous!

May 12, 2017, 05:15 PM	#11
UncleEd Senior Member Join Date: April 13, 2013 Location: N. Georgia Posts: 1,150	Saxon Pig, Tallball, MJ246, Hanshi That's most wonderful. I look forward to other posters.

May 13, 2017, 08:29 AM	#13
Tom Servo Staff Join Date: September 27, 2008 Location: Foothills of the Appalachians Posts: 13,059	I still stand by my assertion that the S&W K-Frame is the best combat handgun ever produced. __________________ Sometimes it’s nice not to destroy the world for a change. --Randall Munroe

May 13, 2017, 03:49 PM	#14
Model12Win Junior member Join Date: October 20, 2012 Posts: 5,854	One of my HD guns: S&W M64 w/ 158 grain FBI loads. 'Nuff said.

May 14, 2017, 07:56 AM	#15
Brian48 Senior Member Join Date: December 21, 2001 Location: Boston, People's Republic of MA Posts: 1,616	Excludig my .357s, I really only have one .38. That's old reliable here. Bought brand new back in '94 and carried almost every where for 16+ years until I semi-retired it and started carrying a 9mm/.45. A good many a nights on long road trips, it gave me comfort at my side, either in a pocket or an IWB holster. 90% of the time, it was usually stoked with Corbon 158gr +P+ LHPs. Still deploy it every now and then when my attire can't allow me to carry either my SR9C or SW1911 sub-compact. I will never part with this gun. __________________ Proud to have served.

May 14, 2017, 08:51 AM	#16
Armybrat Senior Member Join Date: May 10, 2009 Location: Round Rock, Texas Posts: 976	Only have one left - this M38-3 Airweight:

May 14, 2017, 09:39 AM	#17
WyMark Senior Member Join Date: January 10, 2011 Location: Wyoming Posts: 647	Only have one, my 14-7. Accurate way beyond my ability, and fun to shoot.

May 14, 2017, 10:12 AM	#18
SaxonPig Senior Member Join Date: April 24, 2006 Posts: 1,900	Couple more... 1969 M14-3 $100 off Gunbroker. A 5" 10-7 I bought new in 1979 for $135.

May 14, 2017, 10:48 AM	#19
dscampbell Member Join Date: August 28, 2011 Location: Central valley of California Posts: 84	my .38 Military & Police Birth year Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

May 14, 2017, 02:56 PM	#20
UncleEd Senior Member Join Date: April 13, 2013 Location: N. Georgia Posts: 1,150	Of the various pictures so far, I love that standard barrel Model 10s. But the most beautiful revolvers for me are the pictures of the Model 15s. It is such an elegant .38. I remember a time in the early 1980s when a dealer had a pristine Model 19 and a pristine Model 15. He fervently urged me as a friend to buy the Model 19. I agreed it was a "do more" revolver than the Model 15 but I wanted the 15. I guess I just wasn't a "do more" guy.

May 14, 2017, 05:20 PM	#21
Driftwood Johnson Senior Member Join Date: January 3, 2014 Location: Land of the Pilgrims Posts: 2,033	OK, I'll get a bit more serious. The oldest 38 Special revolver I own. A S&W Model 1899. It shipped in October of 1899. Notice the lack of a cylinder rod latch under the barrel, the telltale way to identify this model. S&W 38-44 Heavy Duty. Shipped September 1931. A well worn 38 M&P Target Model. The predecessor to the K-38 and the Model 14. This one shipped around 1917. A pristine Model 14-3 from 1974 that I found a couple of years ago. A very worn 38 M&P from 1920 that I ran across last year. At $250 I couldn't pass it up. After a little cleanup to remove almost 100 years of dried up grease inside it shoots as well as when it left the factory. A typical Model 10-5 from the late 1960s. This one bears what I assume is a police armorer's inventory number above the trigger guard. Best deal I ever expect to get on a used Smith, $125 out the door about ten years ago.

May 14, 2017, 09:45 PM	#22
KyJim Senior Member Join Date: July 26, 2005 Location: The Bluegrass Posts: 9,142	Here's a couple. First a SW from the late 1920s: And a Colt Officers Model Match:

May 15, 2017, 10:18 AM	#23
Driftwood Johnson Senior Member Join Date: January 3, 2014 Location: Land of the Pilgrims Posts: 2,033	KyJim: Your 38 M&P Target Model is spectacular. Has it been refinished? It looks like it has not.

May 15, 2017, 10:36 AM	#24
Driftwood Johnson Senior Member Join Date: January 3, 2014 Location: Land of the Pilgrims Posts: 2,033	Howdy Again Some Colts. Army Special from 1921. Police Positiver Special from 1922. Police Positive Special from 1932. Police Positive Special from 1952.

May 15, 2017, 01:05 PM	#25
peggysue Junior member Join Date: May 20, 2014 Posts: 1,835	My dad picked one up before the war from a EX cop via from 1938 by a dealer in PA. I still have it. Last edited by peggysue; May 15, 2017 at 07:32 PM.

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