S&W LETTER FOR PRE AND VICTORY MODELS

[claude]

RECEIVED LETTERS FOR PRE-VICTORY ANF TWO VICTORYS PREVIOUSLY POSTED. PRE-VICTORY STAMPED "PROPERTY OF U. S. NAVY, UNITED STATES NAVY CONTRACT,CALIBER 38 S&W SPL, S/N 967888 WAS SHIPPED FROM FACTORY 5/15/42 AND DELIVERED TO UNITED STATES NAVY. RECORDS SHIPPED WITH 4" BARREL, SMOOTH WALNUT GRIPS,SAND BLAST BLUE,BUTT SWIVEL. THREE DIFFERENT SHIPMENTS TO US NAVY ON THIS DATE. EACH SHIPMENT WAS FOR 300 UNITS. SHIPPING TERMINALS WERE;NAVY YARD MARE ISLAND,CA,PUDGET SOUND NAVY YARD,BREMERTON,WA AND NAVAL SUPPLY DEPOT,SAN DIEGO,CA. BILLED AT 24.40 EACH. NO RECORDS OF S/N'S THAT WENT TO VARIOUS LOCATIONS. V275295 SHIPPED 5/11/43 DELIVERED TO UNITED STATES NAVY,NORFOLK,VA. 4" BARREL, MIDNIGHT BLACK FINISH, BUTT SWIVEL, SMOOTH WALNUT GRIPS. NO NAVY MARKINGS ON THIS REVOLVER ONLY ORD MARK UNITED STATES PROPERTY GHD. V770866 SHIPPED 5/11/45 DELIVERED TO UNITED STATES HARTFORD ORDNACE DEPOT,SPRINGFIELD,MA. 5" BARREL,MIDNIGHT BLACK,BUTT SWIVAL,SMOOTH WALNUT,38/200.

 

[claude]

RECEIVED LETTERS FOR PRE-VICTORY ANF TWO VICTORYS PREVIOUSLY POSTED. PRE-VICTORY STAMPED "PROPERTY OF U. S. NAVY, UNITED STATES NAVY CONTRACT,CALIBER 38 S&W SPL, S/N 967888 WAS SHIPPED FROM FACTORY 5/15/42 AND DELIVERED TO UNITED STATES NAVY. RECORDS SHIPPED WITH 4" BARREL, SMOOTH WALNUT GRIPS,SAND BLAST BLUE,BUTT SWIVEL. THREE DIFFERENT SHIPMENTS TO US NAVY ON THIS DATE. EACH SHIPMENT WAS FOR 300 UNITS. SHIPPING TERMINALS WERE;NAVY YARD MARE ISLAND,CA,PUDGET SOUND NAVY YARD,BREMERTON,WA AND NAVAL SUPPLY DEPOT,SAN DIEGO,CA. BILLED AT 24.40 EACH. NO RECORDS OF S/N'S THAT WENT TO VARIOUS LOCATIONS. V275295 SHIPPED 5/11/43 DELIVERED TO UNITED STATES NAVY,NORFOLK,VA. 4" BARREL, MIDNIGHT BLACK FINISH, BUTT SWIVEL, SMOOTH WALNUT GRIPS. NO NAVY MARKINGS ON THIS REVOLVER ONLY ORD MARK UNITED STATES PROPERTY GHD. V770866 SHIPPED 5/11/45 DELIVERED TO UNITED STATES HARTFORD ORDNACE DEPOT,SPRINGFIELD,MA. 5" BARREL,MIDNIGHT BLACK,BUTT SWIVAL,SMOOTH WALNUT,38/200.

 

[opoefc]

Claude, If you want to search further for where the gun in the 3 Navy shipments may have gone, check the Springfield Research Service, and/or USN archives at the Nat'l Archives. Sometimes you get lucky and find a really interesting wartime history for a gun.

 

[mustangtiger]

Claude,

they also have a good size library at the NRAHQ/museum in Fairfax, VA.

 

[ordnanceguy]

Hi Claude:

Thanks for updating us on your three revolvers with the factory letter info. We will add this new information to the Victory Database entries on these three that were provided by you back in the fall. All great guns!

Regards,
Charlie Flick
S&WCA #729
NRA Life