Sw 38 Revolver Serial Numbers
Hello,
I hope this is the right forum, you have a ton of them. Just picked up a very cool S&W .38 -- it's a pre-model 10 (I guess it was called a military and police). Trying to figure out just how old it is. My guess is the 20s or 30s based on the serial number.
Here are some of the stamps on it:
Left on bbl reads:
38 Smith & Wesson special
US, Service CTG'S
top of bbl is typical S&W patent dates
S# on both Cyl and grip frame are 96580
Looks like original grips. just trying to find out more about it. I'm sure it's not real collectable give how common it is, but the age makes it pretty cool in my book. I was going to re-blue it, but decided the patina is just too nice, so I'm going to have a gunsmith check it out and toss some rounds with it (and yea, I know to not run +P stuff in it). I case you're curious I paid $100 for it.
Barrel has a tiny bulge in it that can only really be seen with looking through the barrel with a light. I've heard you can still find replacement vintage barrels if you search, not that the bulge will cause any firing issues, it's REALLY minor.
I have also heard these are not the right grips. how hard would it be to find the right ones and do the ones it currenty wear have any value?
I imagine I should find a good revolver smith in SoCal and him check it over. the cylinder latch sticks a bit, action feels good.
So any thoughts on it?
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Old S&w 38 Revolver
- Is the barrel caliber stamping '38 S&W CTG' or '38 S&W SPECIAL CTG'? If the former it is likely to be one which was made for British military use during WWII. Correct serial numbers will be on the butt, on a flat on the bottom of the barrel, and on the rear face of the cylinder. All numbers should match.
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