S&W 38 Spl - What is wrong

[Bizio]

Hi all,
surfing the web I found the photo of this S&W 38 Spl.
I think the original barrel has been replaced or ...

Thank you advance for your replies.

 

[geoff40]

The hammer and trigger aren't correct either. Both should be case colored. If thats a gun thats for sale and you found it because you're looking for a nice 38 Special plinker, thats not the gun you want.

 

[Bizio]

Thanks geoff40.
I am not intentioned to buy that gun.
I am just curious to know what has been replaced.

 

[captainjohnsofd]

It was a 4" that had a 6" barrel installed. The frame profiles give it away. What else has been done to it?

 

[MichiganScott]

New barrel and adjustable sight screwed onto a fixed sight receiver by Bubba's Gunsmithing.

 

[s&wchad]

New barrel and adjustable sight screwed onto a fixed sight receiver by Bubba's Gunsmithing.

An old one too. Look at the location of the hammer spur, that's a long action... either a pre-war or a transitional.

 

[Bizio]

Thank you all.
What color is exactly "case color" ?

 

[Camster]

No exact color.Basically,it's a "mottled" look,a mix of colors....if that word translates well enough for you.

 

[Bizio]

No exact color.Basically,it's a "mottled" look,a mix of colors....if that word translates well enough for you.

Oh I see. I perfectly understood now.
Its the mixed colour for triggers and hammers that in Italy we call "tartarugato", in English tortoiseshell.

Thank you Camster.

 

[Bizio]

Same as this hammer.

I did'nt know the correct name in English language.

 

[Art Doc]

A pre-war M&P converted to target configuration with a post-war barrel from a K38 Masterpiece and added adjustable rear sight. Such conversions can be well done but the barrel is a mess on this one as it doesn't match the frame contour.

 

[Bizio]

The gun is on sale here Armiusate.it :: Treviso : Rivoltelle : Smith & Wesson 38 special .38 Special / 9x29mmR
and the price required is no worth at all (250 Euro approx. $US 320)

 

[nipster]

Looks like a pre-war M&P re-barreled with a model 14 or K-38 masterpiece barrel installed on it.

I dont think it has any collectors value, but it should function fine as a shooter as long as it was done right.

 

[Bailey Boat]

The hammer stud also looks strange????

 

[A10]

Is it advertised in Transylvania? That is a genuine, hopefully one of a kind Frankengun....

 

[Bizio]

Is it advertised in Transylvania? That is a genuine, hopefully one of a kind Frankengun....

Indeed it is really a cyborg.

 

[Art Doc]

I wonder if it's a 38 Special cylinder? Could be reworked Victory Model for all we know.

 

[linde]

The hammer stud also looks strange????

A pre-war M&P converted to target configuration with a post-war barrel from a K38 Masterpiece and added adjustable rear sight . . .

The hammer stud is typical of the long hammer throw on the pre-war M&P . . . as suggested by SaxonPig.

Russ

 

[Buford57]

Ejector rod is clearly post-war. Someone did the Monster Mash.

What is the Italian equivalent of Bubba, anyway?

 

[A10]

Ejector rod is clearly post-war. Someone did the Monster Mash.

What is the Italian equivalent of Bubba, anyway?

Guido????