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Help with identifying gun
I am looking for help identifying a gun that I inherited from my father. I am also looking for advice in cleaning them as I am finding inconsistent information online.
The gun is a 38. It is pinned, non-recessed bullet chamber, and has a .265 service hammer. There is no model number behind the yoke. The serial number on the barrel and grip is S 8603xx. This gun is not a tip-up or top-break, and does have a visible hammer and is a hand-ejector. The barrel states the gun is a 38 S & W.Special CTG. It has a 4” barrel. It has a hand-ejector fixed sight. There is a strain screw and it has a 5 screw frame.
I have a few other guns I inherited and a few of them have minor rust. Could you give me any advice on how to treat them?
Thank you for any information you can provide.
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09-24-2018, 03:44 PM
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That is a .38 Military & Police revolver from 1946 or 47. After some engineering changes in 1948, it becomes the Model 10 in 1957. The grips on it are a type of thermoplastic from before WWII, I believe. The trade name will come to me...ah, Catalin. Could be some collector interest in those.
Cleaning is easy. Google "Ed's Red Gun Bore Cleaner" for a home recipe for cleaner/lubricant. Or, you can just mix up some equal parts auto transmission fluid and acetone. Take off the grips and soak the guns for a few days in that solution, then use some brass or copper wool to remove the rust. Wipe the outside off and you're done. If you feel the action is crudded up, use some aerosol parts/brake/carb cleaner and flush the action through the hammer or trigger opening until the effluent runs clear. Put 5 drops of Ed's Red into the action and you're done. Hope that helps!
Oh, forgot to say run a brass brush through the cylinder chambers and bore. Afterward, run some cotton patches through to remove any residue and excess CLP.
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09-24-2018, 08:41 PM
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Thanks so much for the information. Now the recipe you described, would it be safe to use on guns with bluing?
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09-24-2018, 10:47 PM
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That is a really great photograph. The zoomed-in detail is striking.
You have a nicely worn revolver there , a "Patina Special". An heirloom to boot. Very nice.
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09-24-2018, 11:01 PM
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09-24-2018, 11:58 PM
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Postwar .38 Military & Police revolvers with serial numbers in the S860xxx range were shipping in December, 1946.
The Catalin stocks are rather nice. John Wayne favored stocks made of this material on the SAA revolver he carried in several movies.
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09-25-2018, 12:18 AM
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Welcome to the best gun forum on the internet.
You will enjoy that revolver.
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09-25-2018, 01:31 AM
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Thanks so much for the information. Now the recipe you described, would it be safe to use on guns with bluing?
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Yes.
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Welcome aboard from Wyoming.
Great .38 M&P you've got there. My S860172 shipped in Dec '46.
Here are before and after shots of my blue Chiefs Special from '53 that soaked in the 50-50 bath of auto trans fluid and acetone for a month. I used bronze wool to scrub off the residue. Pure magic.
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09-25-2018, 10:27 AM
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That gives a whole new meaning to the word WOW!!!!.
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