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07-20-2012, 02:07 PM
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Identify The S&W .38
This is a Smith And Wesson 38 Special from 1871.
The serial number on the frame matches the one on the cylinder.
Can anyone help identify this and possible guess a value?
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07-20-2012, 02:14 PM
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A .38 Single Action, also called the Baby Russian (I think). Not up on values but someone else will be.
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07-20-2012, 03:41 PM
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This is a 38 Single Action and probably a 2nd Model. Made in the 1877 - 1891 time period. It appears to have been refinished, and the grips are not original, so value would be lower. Est. $150 - $200.
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07-20-2012, 04:27 PM
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The gun does not chamber .38 Special (which didn't come into existence until 1899), but .38 S&W. That's a shorter cartridge. In its original black powder loadings it is somewhat less powerful than the earliest .38 Special rounds.
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07-20-2012, 04:52 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by murphydog
A .38 Single Action, also called the Baby Russian (I think). Not up on values but someone else will be.
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This one Is Not called a 'Baby Russian'. Only the first model (yours is a second model) is referred to by that nickname. Also as mentioned, yours was produced after 1877. I have several firsts and seconds, plus a harder to find third model. I've shot them all sparingly with light smokeless rounds or all I want with black powder cartridges.
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07-20-2012, 07:38 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by cgt4570
This one Is Not called a 'Baby Russian'. Only the first model (yours is a second model) is referred to by that nickname. Also as mentioned, yours was produced after 1877. I have several firsts and seconds, plus a harder to find third model. I've shot them all sparingly with light smokeless rounds or all I want with black powder cartridges.
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Well, that's what happens with the 8 X 8 mm iPhone photo .
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07-23-2012, 07:14 AM
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Thanks for the help, guys
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08-23-2012, 12:43 PM
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Does anyone know where to get parts for this gun?
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