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38 sw to 38 spl. conversion Was reading this thread and one hiding in my gun case is one of these. The barrel is marked 38 s&w and the cylinder is 38 spl., and 38 s&w cartridges do not fit in the cylinder so it has not been reamed out. It shoots quite nicely. At some point in it's life it was...

Hi Jim, I started looking at photos around this site and noticed a Victory showing the same # on the back of the cylinder as on the butt. Mine is flat smooth. If it had one I guess it got machined off. Does S&W stamp the back of all cylinders? The plot thickens... BTW, Thanks to all of you who...

Hi, yes it has 32177x on the butt and v342119 on the bottom of the barrel. Now I'm thinking somebody re-barreled & nickel plated it. The plating job is good, but the metal finishing underneath is not what I'd call "Smith Quality" .38 s&w fits right and .38 specials fit a little loose so I...

Very interesting- I've only shot .38 s&w in it because that's how it's marked. I dug out some specials and checked the fit and they are slightly loose in the cyl. compared to the .38 s&w fired brass, which fits what I'd say is exactly, and they show no bulging. I'm starting to think I have a...

This one is chambered for 38 S&W. Flat style mainspring. Square butt, I forgot to add-and found V342119 on bottom of barrel, above ejector rod.

Got 'em coming. As soon as I figure out how to post them here... -D.

Hello, First post. Complete NOOB, please bear with me. This is my first Smith. Ser.# 32177x It's a 6 shot, 38 s&w ctg. 5 inch barrel- measured from face of cyl. Large ejector knob. 5 screws, S&W stamp and Made in USA on rt. side. Round blade front sight. Somewhere along the line it got nickel...