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Old 07-11-2017, 06:04 AM
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Originally Posted by carby91 View Post
This was the service revolver that a friend of mines grandfather was issued in WW2. He was a pilot with the RAF. There is no model number on it, but after some research I found out it is a Victory Model 10. My research also told me that most revolvers that went to Great Britain in the lend lease program weren't chambered in .38 S&W so I was hoping someone could shed a little more light on the history of this piece. The serial number is V147642.
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It is indeed a Victory model, an if it is chambered in .38 S&W, it is the British Service version. More of these were actually made than of the .38 Special US version.

We don't call it a Model 10, although it belongs in the Model 10's famliy tree. Model numbers were not introduced until 1957.

The gun looks all original with correct stampings and in very good shape. The serial puts it in late 1942. The WB and P as well as the flaming bomb symbol on the butt are inspection and proof marks, the property stamp on the top signifies Lend-lease.
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