Hello All,
I'm trying to determine the year for a revolver passed on from family. I've researched this gun to the best of my knowledge but the serial throws me off from the other markings. Here are some detials if someone has any input.
- Barrel stamped with "38 S&W Special CTG"
- Includes stamp "United States Property"
- Smoth walnut grips
- 5" barrel
- Serial: 977xxx
- Butt bottom is also stamped "W.B." which I understand to be the WWII acceptance mark of Ordnance officer Waldemar Bromberg .
- Beside the "W.B." stamp is the "P" stamp which I understand to be an ordnance bomb and proof mark
By all accounts I would have thought this was a "Victory" model 38 manufactured during WWII, however the serial number does _not_ have a "V" stamp. Without the "V" stamp, I'm a bit at a loss. Since the property mark spells out the whole "United States Property", I was told it was later abreviated to "U. S. Property". Were these military issued revolvers issued with the "W.B" stamp before WWII?
Thanks,
-Van
I'm trying to determine the year for a revolver passed on from family. I've researched this gun to the best of my knowledge but the serial throws me off from the other markings. Here are some detials if someone has any input.
- Barrel stamped with "38 S&W Special CTG"
- Includes stamp "United States Property"
- Smoth walnut grips
- 5" barrel
- Serial: 977xxx
- Butt bottom is also stamped "W.B." which I understand to be the WWII acceptance mark of Ordnance officer Waldemar Bromberg .
- Beside the "W.B." stamp is the "P" stamp which I understand to be an ordnance bomb and proof mark
By all accounts I would have thought this was a "Victory" model 38 manufactured during WWII, however the serial number does _not_ have a "V" stamp. Without the "V" stamp, I'm a bit at a loss. Since the property mark spells out the whole "United States Property", I was told it was later abreviated to "U. S. Property". Were these military issued revolvers issued with the "W.B" stamp before WWII?
Thanks,
-Van
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