38 S&W special CTG

[jpringle1984]

The gun is a S&W 38 special. On the barrel it has 38 S.&W.SPECIAL CTG. On the right side of the gun it has Trade Mark SW Reg.U.S. PAT.OFF and it has Made in usa Marcas registradas smith & wesson Springfield,Mass. On the left side of of the barrel it just has smith & wesson. On the but of the it has a number k 3310xx. It has no make or model on the gun or a patened date. I was wondering what year,model, and the price it is worth.

 

[Hoppy590]

Smith and Wesson is the make

if its a 4inch its a Combat Masterpiece revolver if its the 6 in its the target masterpiece model
it would become the Model 14 and 15

if my smith talk is straight woulda been made before the model number system.

could also be a model 10. depending on specifics

 

[jpringle1984]

It has a four inch barrel. So what is the value. Just curious. What is if my smith talk is straight?

 

[Hoppy590]

What is if my smith talk is straight?

Smith and Wesson has a system of model numbers that are applied retroactively. meaning when they made your gun, it may have been a "combat masterpiece" then 5 years down the road it was renamed as the Model 15 or Model 14. basicly saying, i maybe right, but just as easily i may be wrong
does it look like this? http://www.randymays.com/Model15a.jpg

i cant really guess at a price, im new to revolvers myself.

 

[jpringle1984]

That is the gun.

 

[SaxonPig]

K331,000 (if correct, right number of zeros?) should be from 1958 and the gun should have the model number stamped on the frame.

Look here for MOD 15:





A nice Combat Masterpiece or early Model 15 will usually fetch $250-$400 depending on condition, accessories, etc.