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Originally Posted by Comoloro
What are the chances! That's a great story! Much appreciated! Is there any truth to the British cutting the barrel down so that the gun could be rechambered to .38spl? Would there ve any reasonable reason to cut the barrel down by the brits?
Also, Can you tell any more on why one gun would be shipped to Birmingham vs. another locale? Was this gun used in the military? What is the lend lease designation? A link would be great! I don't expect you to writes book in response! Thanks in advance! Your help is much appreciated.
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As to the later part:
- Birmingham was the proof house that the gun went through on it's way out of British service. Guns had to be proofed for the civilian market.
- The gun was shipped to the Brits as part of the Lend-Lease agreement for defense use; whether or not it actually got used in defense of the realm is impossible to know without some sort of iron-clad statement from someone who was there and actually used it.
The fact that it was proofed as a Special would seem to indicate that the barrel was cut down in the U.K. Other than that I'm unaware of any way to tell who did the work, other than a guess that his name wasn't Bubba. Maybe Paddy?
These modified BSRs have very little collector value, it's basically worth what you'd be willing to pay for a vintage (converted) S&W .38.