.38 M&P Model 1902 U.S. Navy No. 25188

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Here are images of my Model 1902 Navy .38 M&P. It's a survivor from way back. Roy says it shipped in October 1902.

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Next come some detailed images of its internals, etc.

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Of course, the trigger rebound system of a 1902 is quite different from a 1905:

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You don't see these revolvers very often, so I thought it might be a nice one to share here. He's got a bit of a craggy face, but mechanically he's perfect. I have shot this revolver using .38 Spl. brass cut to proper length. It's a great shooter and gives a good feeling just thinking of who may have fired it over a century ago.

I hope you enjoyed it!

Curl
 
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Cool gun, thanks for posting. These were reportedly stored aboard ships in large barrels but it seems to have survived nicely.
 
Of course, the trigger rebound system of a 1902 is quite different from a 1905

Perhaps you are referring to a square-butt model, sometime around 1907 or so.

The Model of 1905 (square butt) was introduced at serial number 58000, and the trigger rebound slide lockwork was introduced at serial number 73250. There are a lot of early Models of 1905 with the same lockwork as your 1902 Navy. In fact, the first 4200 or so serial numbers following 58000 are all 4-screw frames, like your Navy.

Mike Priwer
 
For some reason, I always thought the military models all had lanyard swivels, but obviously not.
 
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