Thread: A Bankers Special
View Single Post
 
Old 07-09-2010, 06:45 PM
whitecoyote's Avatar
whitecoyote whitecoyote is offline
Member
 
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: MI
Posts: 1,509
Likes: 29
Liked 1,013 Times in 231 Posts
Default
Quote:
Originally Posted by DCWilson View Post
According to www.coltrevolvers.net , 35,000 Bankers Specials were produced between 1928 and 1943. That site also says the gun is chambered in .38 New Police, rather than .39 S&W. Is that the same cartridge under different names? I know the companies hated to hang the other's name on their own products.
Thanks for the replies.
The only caliber marking on the revolver is .38. It does not specify which .38.
I was told it was a .38 S&W.
It looks like the caliber is a .38 S&W. Colt called the same caliber .38 Colt New Police.
Thanks DCWilson.
__________________
ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ
Last edited by whitecoyote; 07-09-2010 at 07:04 PM.
Reply With Quote