Hmmm... Don't know that I've ever seen the 2 line patents rolled on the side of a 38 barrel before. The 32's have that feature. Has anyone else seen the patents on the side of 38 short barreled gun before?

Beautiful gun. Looks like factory to me.

The Safety Hammerless and Perfected pictured above have the patents on the top of the rib on the barrel. It starts just past the front sight and rolls up the barrel rib and is not complete. Both letter as factory original 2 1/2" guns. You never know with special orders or re-works by the factory.

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