Gentlemen,

My father in law has an old .38 Special that was his fathers. There are several numbers on it, but it looks like the S/N is 483585. The barrel says E38 S&W, CTG 3.

Interestingly there are also the following #s: 35987. The front site post says Parker Hale England. On the bottom of the barrel it reads: .38" .767" below that V 483585 Below that BNP 31/2 tons.

Can anyone help identify to date this revolver was made or even a rough approximate value?

It is in pretty good shape and looks like its been fired only a few times, but the metal has some pitting. There is no rust but the Smith and Wesson lettering looks worn down probably from years of being in a holster.

I'm not too familar with the older S&Ws. I have a MDL 657 circa 1987 and a MDL 22 Nickle circa 2007.

Thanks for any help,
Ken