patriot9879
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My wife's grandfather recently passed away. It turns out that I have the only gun safe in the family, so all of his guns have been temporarily given to me while the grandmother decides what to do with them. I have made an offer to pay her a fair value for them, so that they stay in the family. There is a chance that she will just give them to me, but I want the situation to be fair.
The only revolver is a US Revolver Co 5 shot. .38 S&W, break top with a 3" - 3.5" barrel. There is a serial number on the bottom of the trigger guard (58898), but no other markings beside the brand. The only way I know it is .38 S&W is that there were several old cartridges in the box with the revolver.
If memory serves me correctly, US Revolver Co was the "cheap" brand of Iver Johnson, so I suppose I do not have a real high dollar gun. I am simply trying to find out a little more about it.
One last detail: when the hammer is pulled all the way back, there is a little slop in the cylinder. I am trying to get an accurate measurement, but I was wondering how tight these were to begin with. I am not sure when it was last shot, but my father in law remembers it being used to shoot small game when he was a kid.
The only revolver is a US Revolver Co 5 shot. .38 S&W, break top with a 3" - 3.5" barrel. There is a serial number on the bottom of the trigger guard (58898), but no other markings beside the brand. The only way I know it is .38 S&W is that there were several old cartridges in the box with the revolver.
If memory serves me correctly, US Revolver Co was the "cheap" brand of Iver Johnson, so I suppose I do not have a real high dollar gun. I am simply trying to find out a little more about it.
One last detail: when the hammer is pulled all the way back, there is a little slop in the cylinder. I am trying to get an accurate measurement, but I was wondering how tight these were to begin with. I am not sure when it was last shot, but my father in law remembers it being used to shoot small game when he was a kid.
