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Originally Posted by Igiveup
DWalt, I gather what you said above, if the top strap has no markings it was sent to the OSS? I "think", without looking, that one of mine does not have any markings on the top strap.
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No, that is a misunderstanding. On any V-prefix gun the following usually applies:
In most cases, no topstrap marking on a .38 Special 4" Victory means it was sold to a non-military recipient through the DSC or (less likely) to the US Maritime Commission. Some Navy-shipped guns were not marked. For OSS, the gun would have to letter to Rosslyn, VA.
No topstrap marking on a .38 S&W 5" Victory means the marking was scrubbed after the war.