Recent content by lageologist

Thank you everyone for your input. I learned a lot. Of course, right after I posted this the site suggested the post by Dwalt about timelines for these guns. That was incredibly helpful. I was interested in when the gun was modified because I thought my Grandfather might have bought it in...

Thank you. That makes sense. I had read somewhere that the testing which resulted in the BNP stamp was to prove that the gun could handle the more powerful 38 spl. I now realize that is not correct.

Thanks Thank you for posting this. I spent a good 2 hours researching stuff, then made a post asking questions about a gun I inherited. As these things usually go, the site suggested this post right after. :) You answered all of my questions. Thanks again.

Some more pictures

I inherited this gun when my grandfather passed about 15 years ago. I’ve read many posts about victory models, and my gun doesn’t seem to fit with the normal victory models. Some specs: Serial number is 842XXX with no V or SV in front of it. It looks like there used to be a lanyard...