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Originally Posted by SDH
Not the least of the confusion for me is that there is no .32 Terrier and neither are the .38's marked "Terrier", but the .32 Regulation Police is called that, but the .38's say "Regulation Police" on the barrel?
Great stuff for collectors to fuss about! As I tend towards the pre-model marked guns, there is more fun sorting things out...
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Hi SDH,
My theory is that since the 32 was the original Hand Ejector model from way back in 1896, Smith kept that name and used the Terrier to distinguish the 38 S&W guns (introduced in 1936) from the .32s rather than call them HEs too.
But my theory is shot to hell with the Reulation Police Models in 32 and 38 which were both called Reg Pol. Although .32s were not stamped reg pol.
You're right though, great stuff to yak on and on about...I too prefer the pre model guns. And I'm glad I do because I can get those sent to the People's Republik of Kalifornia.