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12-14-2014, 09:58 AM
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Letters stamped on the frame Victory1944
Hi people! my revolver V 514XXX (About wich I've spoken a lot in one other thread) is deeply cleaned from rust and old grease revealing mechanics, chamber and barrel in good conditions. It has been completely disassambled and cleaned, now only the outside of the barrel muzzle is damaged from rust and there are still residues in the chambers. During cleaning I've found a lot of isolated letters and numbers stamped on the frame, the yoke and the cylinder as you can see in the pics. I've found a W, A, P, 5, 3, F and something not clear. someone knows the meaning of these sparse characters?
(obviously I haven't blued the revolver! The colour depends on the flash light)
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12-14-2014, 10:05 AM
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Probably just various parts fitter and inspection ID stampings. No particular significance to them.
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12-14-2014, 10:09 AM
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All the marks I see are fitters and/or inspectors marks, except the one "P" which I believe is a government acceptance mark, applied by the government at the factory.
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12-14-2014, 10:15 AM
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I agree, all fitting and inspection stamps. That looks to be a very nice and honest example of a Victory model.
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12-14-2014, 10:46 AM
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Thank you very much! they are a lot! So I was surprised! most important components are stamped with serial number or with assembling code and moreover all this letter and number! a lot of controls in war period!
One other question: can I use a RAF holster (canvas blu/gray) for this revolver?
My preferred holster will be khaki, open top, with cartridge loops but the seller doesn't ship to Italy
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12-15-2014, 03:28 AM
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Originally Posted by DWalt
Probably just various parts fitter and inspection ID stampings. No particular significance to them.
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Have you seen new photos? There is a number (6 ?) before "US Properthy GHD", is it common? What do you think about RAF webbing for this revolver?
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That is a FLAMING BOMB Ordnance stamp, not number 6. It was just poorly struck. All Smith & Wesson pistols and revolvers were inspected the same way.
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The so-called "flaming bomb" is a U. S. Army Ordnance acceptance mark. It is found on many U. S. military guns. It is also found on the .38/200 BSRs, as they were produced under U. S. Army contracts.
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