BillyKframe
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A 638-2, wallet, keys & pocket knife. I don't leave home without.
J-Frame Model 38 Humpback
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It turned into a story, sorta. THX everybody for the input!
Bajadoc
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I enjoyed the article, thanks.......
Love your new revolver.I bought my first humpback a blue model 38 from a retired deputy from northern MI.He told me it had been his partners who kept it in a jacket pocket and always approached a vehicle with his hand on pocket.I gave it to my teenage daughter to go along with her German shepherd.At that time almost 30 years ago I worked a lot of nights and was a single parent.I replaced it with a 638 that I still carry.
dsf
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For the longest time I couldn't find a Model 38 in California. Then stumbled across a few of them all at once. This is a Michigan State Trooper type from about 1965 IIRC - stainless cylinder is as factory, not a "pinto" type in classic sense.
I got that Guns Magazine email yesterday. I love a good wheelgun story.
Good article, I used to carry a 649 the stainless version but for the past 5 years it has been a 638 air weight .38, great guns
I like my 638, but I am a fan of "J" frames...I carried my model 60 for decades with Bianchi Lightning grips which mimic the humpback.
Most, but not all the J frames....
Most, but not all the J frames....
Engine49guy
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Dont see alot of bright polished nickel Model 38's.
I stumbled on one years ago that was too perfect and pretty to pass up but it is a bit newer.
Model 38-2, snub. Bright nickel, Serial BKB 8201,
Shipped Nov 1991
I stumbled on one years ago that was too perfect and pretty to pass up but it is a bit newer.
Model 38-2, snub. Bright nickel, Serial BKB 8201,
Shipped Nov 1991
I found one of those about a year ago at a great price. Got it half way home and noticed the dreaded under barrel frame crack. Luckily the store gave me store credit for it. It was a sad day. That gun was beautiful.
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