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got this today...2nd model .38 DA...
I have been looking at this gun without really seeing it for some time now, and finally got a good look at it and bought it. I believe it's a .38 DA 2nd Model, and the SN 68200 makes me think it's from around 1882. Other than a piece out of the factory pearl grip, it's the cleanest top break I have ever had, and it's mechanically near perfect...
I'm really glad it was still there when I went to look at it this morning.
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03-11-2013, 10:24 PM
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Glad you got it, and thanks for sharing. Looks nearly new.
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03-12-2013, 04:04 AM
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Tacc, the other side is just as nice...Photobucket was weird for me today, so I just put up the one pic...
I have been really lucky lately in finding guns that I have wanted for a long time, but I think I am going to take a break from my spree now...I have to get some shooting time in when the weather improves.
I have a lot of handguns and rifles that I have never shot yet, and I can't let that stand much longer 
Thanks.
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mark,
Just when you posted, I found a 38 DA. I've been hoping
to find one in decent mechanical condition. It won't be much
for looks, but these old war-horses are under-appreciated.
The one you've got really addresses the craftsmanship that
went into these relics of our past. What's not to like?
JMHO, and I'll be hoping you do a range report when you have time.
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03-12-2013, 11:57 AM
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Tacc, I have a New Departure .38 from 1903 that has lost some of its shine, but it still locks up and shoots great! I occasionally carry it.
No one makes anything like them today, and really I doubt they could be made now...at least not for under $2000 each...
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dogungun, Congrats, Nice condition for an 1882 gun. Some one has added those stocks at a later date, as the medallion stocks did not come out until years later. If you order a factory letter, it will probably say the gun was shipped with hard rubber stocks, although plain pearl w/o medallions were offered in 1882. Ed. ( The chip missing from the left panel can be repaired. )
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very nice indeed !
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dogngun -
You're right - noone makes one like these today, I wish they did. S&W did make a .45 Schofield in 2000 to commemorate 150 years of their gun making. They only made 1500 of them and, if memory serves, they sold for about $1700. So it could be done.
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