That's awesome. Congratulations.
4 Screw Non-model Marked K-38 CM, FIVE INCH, Letter arrived
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This is a 5" IL State Police K38. It is heavy barrel with non-relieved targets. They will shoot. 5 cylinders' of rapid fire, with "my" bad shooting.
A great gun in spectacular shape! I always thought 5” K-frame guns are wonderful. Here is a MO HP gun, well worn but functioning perfectly. All numbers match except for the grips. I imagine the armorer would grab any pair that fit after service.
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Sad to say, I didn't notice the slender barrel!
Nice. That one shipped on October 3, 1952. It was the second of four shipments and included 225 units. The final shipment of 30 units left Springfield on October 13, 1953.
Mine was in the same shipment as yours.
People have called the K-38 Masterpiece that, but "Target" was never part of the official name. The SCSW through the Third Edition perpetuated the myth, but we were able to get that fixed, starting with the 4th Edition. The gold boxes (the first style used when the K-38 was introduced in 1947) stated, "K-38 Masterpiece" and "a target revolver." But the model was never the "Target Masterpiece."
So, I guess we overlapped. I went over in 1970. Extended through the Easter Offensive in 1972 (supporting An Loc, among other places) and came back to the World in the autumn of 1972, towards the end of Operation Linebacker. Almost got sent back for Linebacker II, but fortunately that didn't happen. Two years was enough.
WELCOME HOME!
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I got home July, 1970. A short time later was Operation Lam Son 719, probably the deadliest operations for Army helicopters. I'm glad I missed that one.
WELCOME HOME BROTHERS.
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The letter arrived and it's pretty ho hum. Shipped to HH Harris on Oct. 9, 1956. It did ship with walnut target stocks which would be the non-relieved type at that time. There were 5 in the shipment in this configuration. The invoice mentions "various police departments...no tax" 66 guns all together..
Also on the invoice are 18 357 Combat Magnums and two with RR/WO and gonzalves T stocks. I'd like to have one of those.
Also on the invoice are 18 357 Combat Magnums and two with RR/WO and gonzalves T stocks. I'd like to have one of those.
Interesting. Mine, also 5” was in a shipment of 50 also to “Various Police Depts- no tax”
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