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august1410
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Looks to be a K frame....1961-62 vintage.
august1410
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I've seen folks do it when referring to old Colt's as well.....The older Pythons and Diamondbacks had it on the barrel.
I don't worry about the CTG stuff too much. I think most people expect to see a model name somewhere on a revolver, and if there is no "MOD 00" abbreviation under the yoke, the next best guess is that the label on the barrel is the name of the gun. You know, Raging Bull, Python, Highway Patrolman -- that kind of thing. If it never occurs to them that CTG might be an abbreviation for cartridge, it will not cross their minds that they are reading a specification rather than a model name. It's an easy mistake for those who don't know revolvers already, and a forgivable one.
I agree with DC, many of these posts are from people who have inherited or have limited knowledge of guns. I would rather see them over describe a gun, makes it easier for us to help them. Even if they are trying to get our goat I still get a smile on my face recalling the CTG thread, one of the funnier threads ever posted on this forum.
Jack Flash
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Agree with it being an easy mistake to make.
38 S&W Special CTG
May look like the model designation to some, especially since the abbreviation ends in "G". It can be mistaken for an acronym such as "Combat Tactical Gun" or whatever. With all the cyptic jargon, slang, etc in use today, it's easy to see how someone can get confused.
When I lived in St. Louis, there was a terrible shooting at a courthouse, something to do with a nasty divorce. The shooter used two .38s made by Taurus. Because of the country of manufacture stamped on the barrel, all the local media proclaimed that they were the deadly "Taurus Brazil" model.
38 S&W Special CTG
May look like the model designation to some, especially since the abbreviation ends in "G". It can be mistaken for an acronym such as "Combat Tactical Gun" or whatever. With all the cyptic jargon, slang, etc in use today, it's easy to see how someone can get confused.
When I lived in St. Louis, there was a terrible shooting at a courthouse, something to do with a nasty divorce. The shooter used two .38s made by Taurus. Because of the country of manufacture stamped on the barrel, all the local media proclaimed that they were the deadly "Taurus Brazil" model.
