Recent content by lateaugust2

Got a family heirloom, a 1939 M&P K frame in .38 special. Worn but looks good internally. SA carry up and timing is very ncie. Problem seems to be DA trigger pull binds just before the nose clears the frame. It will follow through but it takes some effort. I watched with the plate off and...

Heree's a poser: Anyone have ideas/advice/suggestions on replacing a shot out 4" .38 Special barrel with a 5" .38 "S&W"? Haven't run into any decent 5" .38 spl bbls… but I've read that lead .357 bullets will "bump-up" or expand when fired filling the gap in the lands and producing acceptable...

It would have to be 2012, so it was kept in inventory somewhere for 64 years! Wow, hard to believe. Nevertheless, it has not been fired much, if at all (except for the 2 "proof rounds" required for service acceptance.) thanks to all for your kind assistance, In the words of Nick Danger, Third...

German proofs THANK YOU! I do believe it is an eagle over an N, in addition there is the same stamp of the cylinder face as well as an "elk horn" stamp, so It looks as if the Germans had it at some point but never used it. Now on to researching the BC/DC stamps and where this revolver was...

hope this prints out okay...

Thanks, good to be here and I'm enjoying it already!! And GB the great state of Alabama, my son was there for basic training and I got to visit, beautiful state more trees than Washington! I would assume Hondo44 is right, these don't strike me as factory markings, but short of coming up with the...

Greeting all, I recently acquired a 1948 Military & Police in .38 Special and, so far as I can tell, it has never been fired. No real handling wear, no worn ring around the cylinder, just a bit of tiny rust flaking here and there and some on the muzzle. My question is: With the cylinder open and...