UncleEd
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A recent thread on The Untouchables prompted me to buy the 1959-60s Robert Stack series.
In it the federal agents all seem to have Official Police .38s. I believe I saw one .38/44 in the hands of character actor Roy Gordon.
So I got to wondering, does anyone know if the .38/44 which was meant for the N frame S&W could or was used at least on a limited basis in the Official Police?
I ask this since the OP is the "father" of the eventual Python and other Colt .357s. The 1930s metallurgy might have made this a dubious practice even if the cylinder walls were
greater than the typical .38 Smith K-frame, hence Smith's move
to suggest use only in the N frame.
I've read the 1930 .38/44 had a muzzle velocity of 1,125 feet a second from a 5-inch barrel.
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In it the federal agents all seem to have Official Police .38s. I believe I saw one .38/44 in the hands of character actor Roy Gordon.
So I got to wondering, does anyone know if the .38/44 which was meant for the N frame S&W could or was used at least on a limited basis in the Official Police?
I ask this since the OP is the "father" of the eventual Python and other Colt .357s. The 1930s metallurgy might have made this a dubious practice even if the cylinder walls were
greater than the typical .38 Smith K-frame, hence Smith's move
to suggest use only in the N frame.
I've read the 1930 .38/44 had a muzzle velocity of 1,125 feet a second from a 5-inch barrel.
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