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3" M38 Stainless?
I saw a photo of something odd today.
Supposedly a 3" M38 in stainless steel
I never even knew that there ever was a 3" M38 made - much less in stainless.
If it is really stainless would that mean it was actually some other model? 638 maybe?
Or maybe it isn't stainless - maybe it's some kind of hard chrome?
It's not pinned, and it doesn't have the IL.
The front sight looks to me like it came from a gun with adjustable sights.
Can anyone clear up this conundrum? What is this?
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10-29-2018, 01:23 AM
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According to the catalog, there were 3" versions in Nickel.
That may be what it was.
If so, that's a somewhat rare gun.
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It looks like hard chrome or electroless nickel. 3” Model 38’s didn’t have a front sight ramp base, so the barrel and front sight were likely added at some point.
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Likely a model 60-4 barrel added onto a model 38 (or 49) frame.
Edit to add - uh, yes, those did have a full underlug...forgot about the 3' model 36 Targets...my bad.
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Originally Posted by murphydog
Likely a model 60-4 barrel added onto a model 38 (or 49) frame.
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Didn’t those have a full lug?
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Didn’t those have a full lug?
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Yes, M-60-4 has a full lug barrel.
But I think I've seen limited production M-60 barrels like this for adj. sighted M-60's. My guess is that this may be a custom barreled M-649. Might or might not be from the factory.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by s&wchad
It looks like hard chrome or electroless nickel. 3” Model 38’s didn’t have a front sight ramp base, so the barrel and front sight were likely added at some point.
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Great catch.
That does look like the 3" barrel from a Model 36 Chief's Special Target was swapped onto the frame before the revolver was refinished in hard chrome
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Definitely a 3" target barrel swap and looks like an aftermarket nickel plate job. My guess is, that gun is going to shoot a mile low with any standard load.
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Thanks for the confirmation guys. I knew it didn't look right. Especially that ramped front sight on a fixed sight gun.
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