Middletown
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This gun belongs to my Daughter in Law's grandfather. She has it how and I am going to clean it up. Serial # is 5147XX with a "K" under the serial number. These are stamped under the crane. I am sure it hasn't been shot or gotten any attention in many years. He tells stories of helping the sheriff's and city police departments back in the fifty's and sixty's with prisoner transfers and such. I am thinking this is what he carried when doing that.
At first I thought the grips were poorly made but maybe they were made this way by choice as he was a tall lanky built man with large hands and these would fill his hand better. He never told any story to me where he had to use a firearm. Front site looks like it was knocked off and not ground off. On the barrel is stamped "Army" lower line "Special 38". Great trigger even in the condition it is in.
I would like to tell her something about if I can. I am probably more curious than she is.
Could someone here tell my when I was made?
It looks to me like it has been refinished and then chromed (or nickle) by how faint the pony and stamping on the barrel is. Do you think this left the factory as a blued gun or like this.
At first I thought the grips were poorly made but maybe they were made this way by choice as he was a tall lanky built man with large hands and these would fill his hand better. He never told any story to me where he had to use a firearm. Front site looks like it was knocked off and not ground off. On the barrel is stamped "Army" lower line "Special 38". Great trigger even in the condition it is in.
I would like to tell her something about if I can. I am probably more curious than she is.
Could someone here tell my when I was made?
It looks to me like it has been refinished and then chromed (or nickle) by how faint the pony and stamping on the barrel is. Do you think this left the factory as a blued gun or like this.