My wife's friend Cindy has her father's .38 special snub. He was the Chief of Police of a town in Ohio.
She gave me the .38 today to clean and tell her what it is. Well it's a little over my head and I'm not sure as it's a pre model number.
I'm posting pictures and not concerned about showing the serial number. She never plans on selling and is going to leave it to someone in her family. Could you all tell me about it and just a ballpark on value for insurance.
One other question it has some service rust the backstrap especially I guess from sweat from the hand. His name is engraved there Chief James E. Boggs.
I have had good luck in the past on several firearms with surface rust by using 0000 steel wool and oil sparingly. Would this be okay? Appreciate any info on approx. date of manufacture. She said he carried it daily in the 50's.
She gave me the .38 today to clean and tell her what it is. Well it's a little over my head and I'm not sure as it's a pre model number.
I'm posting pictures and not concerned about showing the serial number. She never plans on selling and is going to leave it to someone in her family. Could you all tell me about it and just a ballpark on value for insurance.
One other question it has some service rust the backstrap especially I guess from sweat from the hand. His name is engraved there Chief James E. Boggs.
I have had good luck in the past on several firearms with surface rust by using 0000 steel wool and oil sparingly. Would this be okay? Appreciate any info on approx. date of manufacture. She said he carried it daily in the 50's.
...Ben
maybe 1956/57
