Article about the 38/44

[m-1911]

38/44 Article

 

[m-1911]

38/44 Article

 

[Raider]

Excellent article about a most desirable revolver. Thanks.

 

[JayCeeNC]

One of each...

 

[m-1911]

This one went to the Panama Steamship & Railroad Co.

 

[GLL]

I love photos of these beautiful old revolvers !

Hopefully a few more of you will join in the fun and post yours.

Jerry

 

[bigolddave]

Well, mine is certainly no safe queen

but I love her anyway.

 

[GLL]

Dave:

Yours looks like a "Safe Queen" compared to a few I own !

I often wonder the story each would tell if they could just talk !

Jerry

 

[bigolddave]

Speaking of stories that guns could tell if they could talk, I have a theory.

M&P's abound, and I am sure that many of them had adventures; but somehow I think many of them were carried almost as a badge of office, by LEOS who never seriously considered that they would have to draw them in the line of duty. An HD, however, particularly one that obviously saw quite a bit of use such as mine, was more likely to have been carried by someone who felt rather strongly that at some point in his career he was going to have to use it.

What do you think?

 

[Dan M]

 

[GLL]

Dan M:

I do not think your Outdoorsman is in my files.

It is a beautiful gun !

If you are willing I would very much appreciate its serial number (offline).

Best Regards,

Jerry

[email protected]

 

[Dan M]

Jerry

You have it already

email sent

Dan

 

[Jolly Bill]

Here's another one (I hope). SN 620XX, 1940. A late one with Hump Back Hammer (HBH).

Gerry, I see your email address above. If you'd like more details from factory letter, I'd be happy to send that info to you.

Jolly

 

[GLL]

Jolly:

BEAUTIFUL !

Thank you for the offer of information.

I am VERY interested in hearing the details about your Outdoorsman. The very late pre-war versions with the humpback hammer are especially interesting !

I am aware of only three Outdoorsman in that late serial number range ! I have one myself.

Jerry

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[GLL]

Gary's thread is producing some great 38/44 photos. Please keep adding more to the story !

We learn more and more about these great revolvers every time a thread like this appears !

Jerry

 

[230grfmj]

Originally posted by GLL:
I love photos of these beautiful old revolvers !

Hopefully a few more of you will join in the fun and post yours.

Jerry

OK Jerry, will do. 38/44 Outdoorsman as well as Heavy Duty's.

38/44 Outdoorsman. Shipped January 1937 to New York City, NY

38/44 Outdoorsman. Shipped July 1937 to Denver, CO

38/44 Outdoorsman. Shipped August 1937 to Detroit, MI

38/44 Heavy Duty. Shipped April 1930 to Pittsburgh, PA
(I know the box would not be correct for a gun this early)

38/44 Heavy Duty. Shipped March 1939 to Youngstown, OH

38/44 Heavy Duty. Shipped March 1940 to Chicago, IL

 

[mwc]

a couple more HDs, no letter yet on them.....

 

[1Aspenhill]

Jerry,
Here is my contribution.
Bill
40794

43482

S82206

S71201

 

[cxm]

I have a few Outdoorsmen and some HDs...

Here are a couple of pix....

An Outdoorsman with a K38

FWIW

Chuck

 

[1Aspenhill]

Chuck,
That boxed Outdoorsman looks really great!

Bill