IDENTIFY THE WHEEL

[CMYSIX]

Help with the identity? has 3 4 299 on the inside of yoke and as best as I can tell 721684 on the eject side of the wheel .38 special

 

[two-bit cowboy]

Not my "wheel" house, but I'll give it a go.

Prewar .38 Military & Police.

The five numbers are assembly numbers so they're no help.

 

[wheelgun610]

Is it a five shot cylinder?

Mark

 

[Muley Gil]

The "wheel" is properly called a cylinder. It most likely came from a mid '30s .38 special Military & Police.

How are things in Opelika? Is Storey's on Geneva Street still there? I spent a lot of time in the county seat in my college days at Auburn.

 

[glowe]

Help with the identity? has 3 4 299 on the inside of yoke and as best as I can tell 721684 on the eject side of the wheel .38 special

5 shot or 6 shot cylinder?

 

[two-bit cowboy]

Has to be a 6-shooter. Can't think of of 5-shooter with a barrel shaped extractor rod knob.

 

[CMYSIX]

The "wheel" is properly called a cylinder. It most likely came from a mid '30s .38 special Military & Police.

How are things in Opelika? Is Storey's on Geneva Street still there? I spent a lot of time in the county seat in my college days at Auburn.

Storeys is now Renolds outdoors, high as rip! I stop in from time to time but they never have anything I want. they did get rid of the hardware, so it's all sporting goods. War Eagle!

 

[CMYSIX]

5 shot or 6 shot cylinder?

6 shot cylinder

 

[CMYSIX]

Not my "wheel" house, but I'll give it a go.

Prewar .38 Military & Police.

The five numbers are assembly numbers so they're no help.

I thought that was the #'s on the yolk were, but it has721684 on the cylinder itself.

 

[murphydog]

It is within the SN range at which S & W was making very large numbers of K-200 (.38 S & W) revolvers for the British. If you have the part I would check if a .38 Special fully chambers; if not it was made for the shorter, wider .38 S & W.

 

[CMYSIX]

I thought that was the #'s on the yolk were, but it has721684 on the cylinder itself.

YES, very tiny mice type

 

[StrawHat]

I thought that was the #'s on the yolk were, but it has721684 on the cylinder itself.

Not to be picky but the part is a yoke. Yolk is in eggs.

Kevin

 

[Wiregrassguy]

Greetings from the Wiregrass! And, WAR EAGLE!


My SWAG is it is a .38 British Service Revolver cylinder chambered for .38 S&W. .38 Special may chamber if the cylinder has been reamed for the longer cartridge.

 

[glowe]

Has to be a 6-shooter. Can't think of of 5-shooter with a barrel shaped extractor rod knob.

Doesn't the 38 Regulation Police have a 5 shot cylinder? Anyway, we now know it is a 6 shot cylinder from 1940 or 1941.

 

[ImprovedModel56Fan]

Not to be picky but the part is a yoke. Yolk is in eggs.

Kevin

Well, cranes lay eggs.

 

[ImprovedModel56Fan]

Well, cranes lay eggs.

As do would-be comedians.

 

[CMYSIX]

It is within the SN range at which S & W was making very large numbers of K-200 (.38 S & W) revolvers for the British. If you have the part I would check if a .38 Special fully chambers; if not it was made for the shorter, wider .38 S & W.

Yes, .38 special drops right in

 

[two-bit cowboy]

Yes, .38 special drops right in

That alone doesn't eliminate the chance that it was a British Service Revolver in .38 S&W that was later reamed to accept .38 Special. Many of those exist.

Look down the charge holes. Is there one shoulder, or are there two?

 

[handejector]

They were still making lots of 38 Specials in the 700,000s. I have one # 7957xx.

 

[CMYSIX]

That alone doesn't eliminate the chance that it was a British Service Revolver in .38 S&W that was later reamed to accept .38 Special. Many of those exist.

Look down the charge holes. Is there one shoulder, or are there two?

There is only one shoulder< but if I get it in the right light it looks like the cylinders were wire brushed.