Thread: When exactlry did the .38 S&W Special begin?
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Old 01-20-2011, 09:42 AM
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The 1899 date with (initially) black powder information is correct. If it was not introduced until 1902, the 1899 shipped Military & Police revolvers in .38 Special I have seen must have been fakes .
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