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Originally Posted by Shore
I would like to add one that I picked up last week,A 5in Victory in 38S&W S#= V6496xx with BAVARIA MUNICIPAL
POLICE on left side, Right side=S&W trade mark + made in USA
Under barrel is correct ssn with V and P stamp,top left side in front of hammer is the same P and is all very nice
Later shore
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That would have left the factory in the Summer of 1944. Many Victories are found with German and Austrian police markings, as supplied by the allies to civil police forces during the postwar occupation period.