Lemon Squeezer

Temple Guy · #1 03-22-2011, 06:42 PM

Can someone give me some information on this gun? .38 cal with a 4" barrel. The serial number is 175441. Patent dates on top of the barrel are October 14, 1883; August 4, 1885 and April 6, 1886.
It belonged to my dad who was a collector, and I'm in selling or trading for a larger caliber with more stopping power.

opoefc · #2 03-23-2011, 01:00 PM

Welcome to the Forum. Can You post some pictures, or give us more information. Based on the serial number , it is a 4th model .38 Safety hammerless. Condition is the key to what value it may have. Odds are the gun was shipped after Jan. 1, 1899, which makes it a C&R instead of an antique,, which requires ATF paper work to transfer. A factory historical letter will tell you the shipping date, which ATF uses to catagorize a gun as to it's classification. Ed.

dogngun · #3 03-24-2011, 02:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Temple Guy

Can someone give me some information on this gun? .38 cal with a 4" barrel. The serial number is 175441. Patent dates on top of the barrel are October 14, 1883; August 4, 1885 and April 6, 1886.
It belonged to my dad who was a collector, and I'm in selling or trading for a larger caliber with more stopping power.

The .38 New Departure I have in my pocket has SN 1651xx, and mine was shipped in 1903, so yours was slightly later...

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BrazosJoe · #4 03-25-2011, 11:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Temple Guy

Can someone give me some information on this gun? .38 cal with a 4" barrel. The serial number is 175441. Patent dates on top of the barrel are October 14, 1883; August 4, 1885 and April 6, 1886.
It belonged to my dad who was a collector, and I'm in selling or trading for a larger caliber with more stopping power.

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