smith and wesson winchester

[harhar]

I have a smith and wesson (6" barrel) revolver. Left side of the barrel are the words 32 winchester OTG. 5 numbers in serial # placed on butt of gun, front side of cylinder and another location. Also, in cylinder contains 5 different #s.
on top of barrel: Smith and Wesson Springfield Mass. U.S.A. Pat'd APR.9.89, Mar.27.94, May.21.95, July16.95, Aug.4.95, Dec.22.96, Oct.4.98, Oct.8.01, Dec.17.01

Can anyone give me any info on this gun? Age, Worth?

 

[jfh]

Put up a photograph if you can, and--you will probably find quicker / more detailed responses over on the S&W forum.

Jim H.

 

[DPris]

You have an older Smith & Wesson that fires the .32 Winchester CARTRIDGE (CTG).
In more modern use, that's the .32-20 caliber.
Denis

 

[The Lone Haranguer]

In all probability this is a Military & Police revolver, chambered in the .32 Winchester Centerfire, aka the .32-20. Does it look something like this one?

http://world.guns.ru/handguns/sw-mp_5in.jpg (five-inch Model of 1905)

The "OTG" is actually "CTG," an abbreviation of "cartridge."

 

[bannockburn]

harhar

The .32-20 is actually a fairly decent round, especially when compared to some of the other .32 caliber chamberings of the day. Typically it is loaded with a 100 gr. lead bullet, turning out about 1000 fps muzzle velocity. One thing to be careful of is the fact that the .32-20 was also a popular chambering for numerous Winchester rifles (hence the name .32 Winchester Cartridge). The rifle loadings are considerably more potent than those for the revolver (rifle muzzle velocities are close to 1300 fps), and should not be used in a revolver, even though it is chambered for it.