Recent content by nmckenzie

Maybe it's my 72yo eyes, but it looks to me as if the barrel's split lengthwise with a portion of the frame hanging onto the threads. 30+ years in the retail firearms business tells me there was a squib that just barely made it into the barrel, followed by either a standard or maybe even a +P.

Recently added Victory Model s/n V130xx to my collection. It's a 5" barrel, gray parkerized, .38 S&W, plain walnut grips, w/lanyard swivel. Serial number's on base of grip, inner side of right grip panel, underside of barrel and rear face of cylinder. US Ordnance Department flaming bomb and...

Just wanted to say Hi! from Sitka, Alaska.