S&W Victory Model USS Bunker Hill

[gunnertwo]

Sharing a Victory Model I was gifted many years ago. My grandparents neighbor was on the carrier Bunker Hill assigned to VT84. He gifted me his revolver and shoulder rig. Told me the "riggers' sewed the loops on the holster. He added we had a choice of ball or flare rounds. "Figured if I was shot down I'd need the flares - at that point I wouldn't get into a gunfight".

G2

 

[Alk8944]

"Figured if I was shot down I'd need the flares - at that point I wouldn't get into a gunfight".

G2

That sounds like a quite reasonable assumption on his part.

 

[murphydog]

Cool gun and story. VT-84 flew the Avenger. The ship was hit by two kamikazes with heavy loss of life during WW II.

 

[AJ]

Is the squadron patch yours?

 

[quinn]

Stunning. That is provenance you can take to the bank. You had a geat neighbor. Congrats.

 

[Slufstuff]

Coolest Victory model I have seen in quite a while. Thanks for posting it!

 

[murphydog]

Is the squadron patch yours?

In looking up information on the Bunker Hill the same image of the patch came up. VT-84 was only active for about two years according to that site so the patch is rare.

 

[dobegrant]

Very neat gun/ holster combination and a great story,thanks for sharing

 

[gunnertwo]

Thanks for the comments. After reading my post I meant to say tracer rounds instead of flare. The image of the squadron patch was found on the 'net. Be great to find one someday, probably be expensive.

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[DWalt]

During WWII only .38 red tracers were issued, no other colors, the obvious reason was for emergency signaling use by downed flyers. The WWII tracer ammunition is somewhat difficult to find today. I have heard that most of it was destroyed by the Navy after the war. The WWII .38 FMJ ball ammo is not too difficult to find. It is packed in commercial green Remington boxes. It is headstamped REM UMC, not the normal REM-UMC.