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Originally Posted by jbohn28
I think part of my confusion was seeing the different names thrown around for it and those that are very similar (i.e. hand ejector, military and police, regulation police).
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Well, Jeremy, let's straighten this out a bit for you. First, it is definitely
not a Regulation Police revolver. That gun was a I frame revolver and was chambered for the .32 S&W Long. Your revolver is built on the K frame and shoots the .32 Winchester Center Fire, aka .32-20.
Now, while it shares the frame size and many other characteristics with the .38 M&P, I don't think it is technically correct to call it an M&P either. There was, of course, a .32 M&P in the post-war period before model numbers were applied, and it was built on the K frame, but was chambered for the .32 S&W Long. The .32 WCF was never chambered in a S&W revolver after the war, nor was it ever chambered in an I frame revolver.
The accepted correct name for your revolver is the .32-20 Hand Ejector Model of 1905 or .32-20 Hand Ejector Third Model. In your case, it is one with the 4th engineering changes.
I hope this helps you.
Regards,
Jack