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Originally Posted by Tuckness
I have just gotten a S&W .38 with the following…
(on the barrel) Smith and Wesson Springfield mass. usa Patent jan 17&24 65 July 11 65 aug 24 69July 25 71 dec 2 79 may 11&25 1880
(On the grip) 95293
It is Rough be has family ties, is there any way to find year of manufacture, ect?
Darth...
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Welcome to the forum. That gun is a S&W .38 Double Action, Second Model. It was probably manufactured in the early 1880s. It is probably safe to shoot with modern .38 S&W ammo, but that is not a popular round any more and may be hard to find in some stores. European ammunition manufacturers refer to it as the .38 Corto, so check under that name, too.