Smith model 9238

[loftus]

I have my grandather's Smith model 9238 .38 colt or short as he called it. Does anyone know the approximate value and where in the devil I can get more ammo for it?

 

[RdrBill]

Sir.
That is not a Model number. If you are getting those numbers off the gun, they may be assembly numbers. Your gun most likely had a Model name vice Model number.
Value would heirloom.
Ammo might be found by taking your gun to a large gun store and finding a knowledgable, helpful clerk.
If you can post some pics, someone here will be able to identify the Model.
Bill@Yuma

 

[Art Doc]

Basic description needed. Break action or swing out cylinder? 5 shots or 6? Serial number? If you can post a photo it's a big help.

 

[loftus]

Thanks. I'll try to get a photo on here soon. It's a 5 shot top-break revolver. It has quite a few patent dates on top, most recent being 1875, but maybe those are general Smith and Wesson patent dates. Thanks again for your help.

 

[loftus]

Photos of old pistol

Hi again,

Hope this worked. Here is a decent shot of the gun I mentioned. Let me know if anyone knows anything about it. Thanks again.

 

[murphydog]

This appears to be a .38 Single Action 2nd Model, chambered for the .38 S & W (not Special), produced 1877-1891. This round is still available, but you want to be sure the gun is safe to shoot (it sounds as though you have fired it recently). Do you think it has been refinished?

 

[loftus]

I fired it a few months ago and it works fine. it's actually in very good condition. It has been kept in a plastic lined bag for years and years. A friend thinks it has been refinished, I can't tell. Most of the websites I have checked for ammo have been temporarily out of stock or the like. I don't really want to shoot it often, I just have twelve rounds left and am hoping to get some just to keep around. Especially if they stop making that cartridge as I don't reload, though maybe I should start.

 

[TACC1]

As posted above, local suppliers might have some still in stock.
If you search "Oldwesternscrounger", they reload to factory spec.s, and
have some in stock. Not cheap, but available.
Nice looking gun, TACC1.