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11-19-2020, 06:37 AM
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Originally Posted by JP@AK
No, Kevin, it wasn't. But Absalom's point was it was named that by S&W. So the 1950 "Military Model" has a precedent.
With respect to the prewar .38 Military & Police model, it seems it was named that way because, before 1911, the company hoped it would be adopted by the U.S. military as a replacement for revolvers shooting the .38 Colt's cartridge. The Philippine Insurrection gave the Colt's cartridge a bad reputation. Ultimately, the .45 A.C.P. won the honors instead of the .38 Special. But the name for the revolver stuck.
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That is what I gathered. Too bad as the 38 S&W Special is a decent cartridge.
Kevin
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