Recent content by 8892USMC

S/N info? Maybe some history if known I am looking for a production date - and anything else - about a Victory - V206313 - top strap marked US Navy. It's all original and numbers matching. It's in unreal condition so I am wonder where it's been (like a box somewhere for the past 80 years!?!?!)

I guess the thing with the 629-1 is that there were only 5000 and LH distributed 3000? So it doesn't pertain to any better quality of options? My FIL has a 629-5 that's brushed finish with pacmeyres on it- I have no clue the 629-1 is nickel / stainless - totally stock. I just want to know what...

Can anyone enlighten me about the status and "value" of a 629-1 Lew Horton 3" in 44mag? I haven't found anything on the forum about it and I am wondering what the market is on it. It's really nice and I would rather not go in blind and get taken for a ride because I think it's cool. - it's boxed...

Sorry to clarify, but I got it for $400... I just lucked on it actually. I was looking at an M1 Garand and the Victory and 2 WWII 1911s were there too - I actually picked up a whole lot and the only one I think I paid over for was a mauser that had been sporterized a bit. In the lot was a 1903...

I wasn't hoping for anything specific - just optimistic about what ever might be know. You can't know unless you ask, right? It was worth a potential few bucks to find out. Bill Cross emailed me in the negative about my personal revolver, but is going to send some general information.

Nice re-memory - I had a weapon card for my m16 in the Service. ---- I did get a very nice, direct email response from Bill Cross S&WHF -- "I researched your .38 Victory model in our records, but was unable to find anything specific to your revolver. I did find several invoices for...

There's the deep dive research they offer which I asked for as well.

S&W Letter So I got this today -- pretty fast reply from them. Maybe someone can share more insight? Maybe there's nothing further to say? I like to hear expert opinions. Not sure what that monetary amount he quotes means - look like an extra decimal in there, but maybe that's a government...

DWalt- sarcasm doesn't transmit, or I would have tried something like - Thanks for your approximates there .... I think you're probably right on with the WEEK-ISH and everything else. Wow. Thanks a lot. Hey I think that $400 was a good deal so I'm happy. I'll post the letter whenever I get it. I...

$400 was what I paid

The letter may say where it was shipped from the factory? Not just when it left? -- Again, ignorance. Thanks

Thank man. That's 100% more than I knew 30 minutes ago!! I'd be interested in what someone would pay for it - not that it's for sale. I would like to know if I was taken for a ride on how much I paid.

I received a Victory .38 s/n V 305xxx - I took photos and completed a S&W Hist Foundation request - sent that off in the mail, but I stumbled on this brain-trust and figure y'all be able to tell me tons just from experience. I'm really interested in the history of it, not so much the 'value'...