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S&W Hand Ejectors: 1896 to 1961 All 5-Screw & Vintage 4-Screw SWING-OUT Cylinder REVOLVERS, and the 35 Autos and 32 Autos


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Old 04-28-2017, 04:19 PM
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BSR victorys markins ,grips ,sights photos or any other help please.
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I'm not sure what all you need or want, but the basics:

- 5" instead of 4" barrel
- .38 S&W CTG on barrel
- UNITED STATES PROPERTY or US PROPERTY G.H.D. on topstrap
- the vast majority have post-war commercial Birmingham proofs on barrel, cylinder, and frame.

The variations pertaining to early pre-Victorys, Australian FTR's etc. are too numerous to list here and can be explained on a case-by-case basis.
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Can you be a little more specific? A complete answer would take volumes. Generally, they are stamped United States Property on the top strap, or U.S.Property. Correct stocks are smooth walnut for BSRs ( Note: The Brits ordered and received other S&Ws in early WW2 that are commercial models, not BSRs. ) Any proof marks seen on BSRs were added after WW2 when the guns were sold as surplus property to British dealers. Correct sights are the standard fixed front blade forged as part of the barrel. Rear sight is the groove in the top strap. Any thing else is after market. Finish is the standard dull phosphate. Anything else is after market, including refinished phosphates by British & Colonial arsenals. Caliber is always .38/200 ( .38 S&W), not .38 Special. 1,000s of these were converted to .38 Spl. after WW2 by dealers reaming out the chambers to accept the longer .38 Spl. rounds. Ed.
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Sorry,just picked up a victory for $100 but it has parker hale ramp sight, 4 in. barrel and lots of stamps not like war era stamps. Still unable to post photos. Just trying to figure out what i've got.
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Sorry,just picked up a victory for $100 but it has parker hale ramp sight, 4 in. barrel and lots of stamps not like war era stamps. Still unable to post photos. Just trying to figure out what i've got.
Well, that's probably what you have: a BSR likely converted post-war in Britain either by Parker-Hale or using P-H components (does it say Cogswell & Harrison on the side?). It was probably converted to .38 Special and proofed in London for that caliber. I would guess most of the marks are on the barrel. The grips are likely non-original, too. And the finish might be blue. Does that sound about right?

PS: No matter what, 100 bucks is a good price for any S&W that goes bang when you pull the trigger!

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