Help ID this mystery revolver

[Hawg Rider]

My son sent me a couple of pictures of this mystery revolver, and I haven't been able to get any additional information from him yet (caliber, s/n, proof marks, etc.). Hopefully he'll give me some of those details today. It looks to me like a converted 5-screw .38 M&P, maybe a BSR with Black Magic finish. It's in pretty rough condition, and the "Converted by Cogswell & Harrison Ltd. London" stamping is a little crude- but apparently C&H did a lot of conversions from .38 S&W to .38/200 or .38 Spl. after WWII. Barrel appears to have been cut down and a new ramped front sight added (Parker-Hale sight?), and the stocks have been checkered or replaced. I don't think it's a Victory Model. What do you think? Am I on the right track with the ID? Any value in this condition?

 

[kwill1911]

This are fairly common. It started life as a BSR. Cogwell and Harrison converted it to .38 Special, changed the gripas and modified the barrel. So, yes, you were pretty close with your assessment.

 

[Goony]

The serial number will be key to determining what it started out life as (earlier BSR or later Victory model). Despite these being generally spurned over the years, in today's inflated market such might retail for a few hundred dollars.

 

[murphydog]

Given it is a blued gun, chances are it will have a serial number with no V prefix and in the mid-600000 range or higher, making it a BSR.

 

[DWalt]

It could have been, and probably was, reblued by C&H. The conversion workmanship by C&H was pretty good, better than those BSRs converted in the US. They also made up some conversions of BSRs in .22 caliber. Basically a BSR K-22. BTW, it is a BSR whether or not the SN has a V prefix.