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Old 08-18-2018, 06:12 PM
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Trying to nail down a year on the RP I just inherited from a family member. I am pretty sure it is Pre-war, and best I can guess it is early 30's or so, but the more I read, the less sure I become. Lol
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Old 08-18-2018, 06:28 PM
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It has the small logo so it is before 1935. It does not have the large Ejector button so it is after 1927. That's as close as I can get. I hope it helps.
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Thats great info! Thank you!! I am in love with this revolver already!
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That's a sweetheart! What a great family heirloom.

The serial # would lead one to think it shipped in 1940. But they were not built or shipped in # order. And the shipping dates are even more eractic due to the depression years so the grip medallions (4/29), logo (12/36) and extactor style knob are our best clues to the vintage of it's production.
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Oh my that's gorgeous.
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Thank you all so much! I will be placing a request for a letter before too long. I really apprciate your all's help! I am very proud to have been given this piece.
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There is actually a .38 RP known with a serial number in the 39xxx range that shipped in early 1930, so it's possible your revolver shipped that early as well. But it is true that during periods of slow sales (the Great Depression, for example), revolvers with lower serial numbers could be shipped long after specimens with higher numbers had been taken from the vault and sent on their way.

Very nice revolver. Please post back with the letter information when you receive it.
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I list SN 389xx as a .38 RP which shipped in 5/1936. That does not mean yours did, only that it must have been made at some time prior to that date.
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