I have a Miroku "Special Police" [EDIT: originally I thought it was a Liberty Chief, too]. It is a medium-frame 6-shot 2" revolver. It is very high quality. My grandfather bought it new in the late 70s or early 80s and had it by his bed and traveled across the country in his trailer with it after retirement. My gramma gave it to me after his death because I was the "gun nut" in the family and she knew I would cherish it. He and I went shooting a time or two with it.
The general comments above are correct--Miroku in Japan make many of the high-end rifles and shotguns for Browning and Winchester and have a very high reputation--among those that have ever hear of them, that is. They marketed and sold very few guns in the US under their own name--the .38 Special revolvers (which do appear to be a cross between a S&W and a Colt) and some over/under shotguns.
I'm sure I have a picture of mine somewhere...I'll post it when I can get it uploaded to my website.
Rob
Last edited by Teddydog; 06-05-2011 at 10:40 PM.
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