Is This Barrel Regular Production?
- Thread starter ayetee
- Start date
Register to hide this ad
Got me. It looms legit, but I am un aware of any 38 special barrels with an enclosed ejector rod
Special run??
Special run??
Could it be an OD or a HD?
There were some Model 19s made in .38 Special.
Post war OD with cut barrel and nickel or hard chrome? Barrel stamp doesn't line up exactly with mine but maybe the caliber stamping placements weren't always consistent?
Jeff
SWCA #1457
https://flic.kr/p/2otovZm
Jeff
SWCA #1457
https://flic.kr/p/2otovZm 
Alk8944
US Veteran
It is definitely not an N Frame gun. It has the wide rib and the barrel is cylindrical, not tapered, as the N Frames in .38/.357. No matter how you do it you cannot make a tapered barrel like a 27, 28, or Outdoorsman into a straight-sided bull barrel. My money is that it is one of the .38 Special Model 19s that were made as mentioned above. Except for the extractor housing it strongly resembles the Dayton guns. The front sight and extractor housing are not correct to be a Dayton or else that would have been my first choice.
Last edited:
I am going to presume that it is a K-frame revolver, either stainless steel or hard chromed carbon steel. There have been some special orders of Model 19's chambered in 38 Special and the California Highway Patrol had the Model 68, which was a 6-inch Model 66 chambered in 38 Special, maybe it is a Model 68 and someone was really good at shortening barrels. More pictures and knowing the model number that is stamped in the frame's yoke recess would be helpful.
OP
ayetee
Member
It is a Model 66 but apparently in 38 special. Thank you for all the info. Learned something new.
Don’t forget the model 68, could be that with a weak model stamp
