Thread: Grandpa's S&W.38 special Military and Police 2nd Model (Model of 1902)
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Old 06-30-2011, 09:43 PM
Muley Gil Muley Gil is offline
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is because of the corrosive nature of the black powder of the era."

Corrosive primers were mostly responsible for the pitting found in older guns.
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