Thanks to all for the further responses which let me know it's not all that common. I was surprised and pleased by estimate of value stateside and happy to say I picked it up for $275 Canadian, big smile plastered on my face now! Thanks to DWalt for copy of Ad as that is exactly what I have...
Thanks to all who responded
Your responses have been very informative and allowed me to examine this gun more closely after giving it a thorough cleaning, including its' innards which had not seen daylight or cleaning for years.
The barrel is a 6" marked .22LR .610' after the BNP proof mark and...
I just purchased what the Firearms Registration people have determined to be a Hand Ejector 38 Military & Police Victory Model.
I would like to get more detailed info from those with more knowledge on this forum.
It is first of all a .22 revolver with a "V" prefix serial number; one line 'Made...