Smith and Wesson Victory ???

[Thundercat]

What do I have here, I Believe its a choped S&W Victory model S/N V372600. When was it made and dose it shoot? .38S&W or
.38 Special? Is it safe to shoot this gun and what is its value.
I may receive this gun as a trade. Thanks

 

[nipster]

1. it's definetly chopped. No cylinder retention mechanism is the indicator. Unlike some colts, S&W never made hand ejector with no ejector locking pin.

2. It's a victory based on the "V" serial number.

3. I dont know if it's 38 spl or 38 S&W. One way to find out is to put a 38 spl in the chamber, and if it's loose, then it's 38 S&W. The 38 S&W cartridge is physically wider than the 38 spl.

 

[ordnanceguy]

Yep, refinished to nickle and chopped almost certainly from a 5 inch barreled .38 S&W. These were common modifications in the late 1950s to the early 1960s, particularly for gun makers in the UK who exported these inexpensive guns to the USA.

See the advertisement below for one such chopped Victory, which is typical of the entire class, and is a dead ringer for your revolver with those plastic stags. This ad from Seaport Traders, Inc. ran in the Guns magazine issue of August, 1960.

 

[Muley Gil]

"Unlike some colts, S&W never made hand ejector with no ejector locking pin."

The 1899 M&P didn't have a front ejector rod lug.

 

[dscampbell]

Yep, refinished to nickle and chopped almost certainly from a 5 inch barreled .38 S&W. These were common modifications in the late 1950s to the early 1960s, particularly for gun makers in the UK who exported these inexpensive guns to the USA.

See the advertisement below for one such chopped Victory, which is typical of the entire class, and is a dead ringer for your revolver with those plastic stags. This ad from Seaport Traders, Inc. ran in the Guns magazine issue of August, 1960.

A box of .38 special for $2. Oh the agony

 

[Goony]

See the advertisement below for one such chopped Victory, which is typical of the entire class, and is a dead ringer for your revolver with those plastic stags. This ad from Seaport Traders, Inc. ran in the Guns magazine issue of August, 1960.

Here's another Seaport Traders ad from 1962.

 

[Bajadoc]

Same gun Oswald used to kill officer Tippit after killing Kennedy. I think he got from Sea Port Traders.

 

[Art Doc]

Unfortunately that gun has virtually no value. I literally would not take it as a gift.