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Originally Posted by Bast70
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I really am into the collecting of firearms for the history aspect and honestly want one that was produced for military service.
Just curious if there is any difference in values of a pistol produced for actual military use or one that was part of the civilian defense market?
Thoughts??
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Generally, military-shipped Victorys with the US PROPERTY GHD stamping on the topstrap are the most numerous of the US version in .38 Special and easiest and cheapest to find. You should certainly be able to obtain one with a bit of searching, all original for less than the $595 they want for this one. And the property stamp guarantees you that you’re getting a military-issued gun.
For reasons given above (you’re more likely to be able to find out the specific end user via a letter), DSC gun with unmarked topstraps tend to be a bit higher priced. US NAVY marked guns get the highest prices, aside from rare original 2” barreled Victorys which draw crazy money.