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Thanks again for your reponses and references, particularly the Goodard reference which has led me to some material on the Sacco & Vanzetti case which could be useful. It is clear that there were better tests available at the time which could have produced certainty in connecting the found...

Thanks again for your thoughtful and illuminating comments. Digi-shots: You wrote; "Based on the stated forensics, all that proved was the spent cartridges came from the gun located 60 miles away. It doesn't prove that this particular gun was used in the crimes. Another gun could have been...

Thanks again for the informative and illuminating answers. You are really helping me clarify my thinking on this, but you're right that I'm not giving you the situation that inspired my query, so here is the conundrum: In 1927, a man is shot and killed outside of his home in the middle of a...

Hatcher, Goddard, FitzGerald, et al? What is the reference for them? I've looked at the Sacco-Vanzetti case as part of my research but not the forensic evidence. Thanks for the lead on that. I do not have the headstamps and they are not in the record. What difference would knowing them make?

Thanks for clearing up the details for me on cartridges and variations in metal. I have checked the libraries for older books, but none I have seen give anything before the 1930s. As I have said somewhere else, what are the right questions? I'm hoping someone will point me in the right...

Muley, thanks for the reply. I would like to clarify a couple of points and ask your advice. First, the person convicted was considered to be a cold-hearted killer, but as I don't think that was correct, I was careful to say he wasn't under "physical" duress. This crime happened in the middle...

Thanks for the replies, and the photo of the bullet - would someone have similar pictures of fired bullets from that era showing the firing pin indentations? Would the metal used in making the bullets and casings be consistent on a daily basis, and would that make a difference on the...

Thanks for the interesting responses and theories. I didn't consider that the revolver might only carry 5 rounds, but I think it must have held six given the shot sequence of Gun 1,1,2,1,1,1,1 (although the last shot is in question), and 6 bullet holes were found, although 1 could have gone...

Thanks for the replies. They are very interesting and useful. To answer some of the points raised. I'm not writing a book (not fiction anyway) but doing historical research on a homicide in 1927 where the gun evidence was crucial in the conviction. The only information I have is that given in...

I have two questions relating to S&W .38 mechanisms that I hope someone can help me with: 1) If a 1920s S&W revolver, as discussed in my other thread, was fired, would the shell-casings remain with the weapon or be ejected? i.e would shell-casings have to be taken out manually? 2)Did S&W or...

I have two questions relating to S&W .38 mechanisms that I hope someone can help me with: 1) If a 1920s S&W revolver, as discussed in my other thread, was fired, would the shell-casings remain with the weapon or be ejected? i.e would shell-casings have to be taken out manually? 2)Did S&W or...

Again, thanks for the replies. On the history of the weapon and its location, it was sold to the Belknap Hardware Co in Louisville, then it was in Chatsworth, Murray County, Georgia from 8 August 1927 to at least the end of February 1928 when it was apparently returned to someone in Spring...

Thanks. My bad! It is the 6 digit number (I had taken the number from two different parts of the document). It doesn't say what model it was. Where would it have been shipped from and would a shipping order exist? As for the shells, that is all I have, Peters Brand Long Range shells. Would they...

Thanks for the replies. Unfortunately, the only info I have is that the gun was a S&W .38 Special (#369625) that fired Peters Brand long-range shells, the document I have wasn't more specific. I know it was in Etowah TN in August 1927, but the ownership isn't certain.

Hello, I'm trying to trace the history of a S&W .38 Revolver, serial # 36925. I know it was in Etowah Tennessee in 1927. I would love to know where and when it was produced and what happened to it. This is part of ongoing historical research and I would appreciate any help. Thanks, RNS