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A five inch barrel is indicative of a 38/200 revolver, also known as the British Victory. These were .38 S&W revolvers shipped to Britian on the lend lease program. Many returned to the States poorly rechambered for .38 special.

The "Made In USA" mark appeared in May, 1922. Prior to that date, there were no markings placed on that area of the frame by the factory. I agree with Mike on the rest. Nice score for $50!

Does anyone know when the Made In USA rollmark appeared on the Model of 1905 4th Change. I have one, Serial 5446XX that has it, and one, Serial 3690XX that does not. It seems I have made a numerical soup in this blog article and I would like to clear things up. I drew my information from...

Does anyone know when the Made In USA rollmark appeared on the Model of 1905 4th Change. I have one, Serial 5446XX that has it, and one, Serial 3690XX that does not. It seems I have made a numerical soup in this blog article and I would like to clear things up. I drew my information from...