Recently picked up a Victory model. It has "U.S. PROPERTY GHD" on the top strap-preceded by flaming bomb, s/n V 6648xx on bottom of frame, bottom of bbl, rear of cylinder and (without the V) inside the right grip. Marked BAVARIA MUNICIPAL POLICE on left side. .38 S&W CTG on bbl.

From information looked at on this forum, am guessing it was shipped in the second half of 1944 and is/was a lend lease piece.

What would the "correct" model identification be?

Also, I see mention to a Victory database. Is this something I can view and if so, where is it?

Yours likely shipped in August or September 1944, and it would have been a Lend-Lease revolver, as it was supplied to the British Commonwealth for military use. Many of these revolvers were provided to various German and Austrian civil police units during the occupation period following WWII, and those have various markings (as yours does) indicative of such use. The "Official" British military nomenclature for the revolver was "Pistol, Revolver, Smith and Wesson No. 2." But you will also see it called the ".38/200" and the "K-200," both apparently factory shorthand terms. As it has the V serial number prefix, it is also a Victory model, as made for the British Commonwealth. Some like to call it a British Service Revolver (BSR), but that is fairly non-specific, as there were many other BSRs. Otherwise it is mechanically a S&W Military and Police revolver, like any other S&W pre-1945 M&P, except chambered in .38 S&W, AKA .380 Revolver, Mk1 or Mk2 (200 grain Lead and 178 grain FMJ bullets, respectively).

Lots of info and pics in Tim J. Mullins book "K". Mike 2796