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Here are my two US Victory Models and Pre Lendlease BSR. The serial number on the BSR puts it at around Feb 1941. The finish is of pre war commercial standard with a lot of wear. Stocks are numbered to gun. Barrel is marked .38 S&W.
The trigger is unusual in that it had a thinner profile than the standard trigger. This variation in dimension is very noticeable in the enlarged photo.
The U.S. Victory with out the lanyard swivel is one of the early Navy Victories that was stamped navy property on the left side of the frame after delivery. The serial number places this one at early 1942.
The other Victory is from 1943 and has the usual US PROPERTY GHD stamp.
I bought both US Victories from a local store for $50 each in 1973. I wish now that I had bought every one that I saw at that price.
I picked up the BSR a few years ago and the price was’nt at all cheap but I am satisfied with the gun. The BSR and my Colt Police Positive are what got me started on the road to reloading .38 S&W. This gun came from Canada and although it is not high condition or extremely scare I think that for me it may be worth lettering. There are no stamps or markings that indicate that this gun was ever Canadian govt property.
One theory is that these guns were received in Canada and reserved for individual private purchase by military officers or police.
Anyway, it would be interesting to learn where this gun was sent when it left the US.
The trigger is unusual in that it had a thinner profile than the standard trigger. This variation in dimension is very noticeable in the enlarged photo.
The U.S. Victory with out the lanyard swivel is one of the early Navy Victories that was stamped navy property on the left side of the frame after delivery. The serial number places this one at early 1942.
The other Victory is from 1943 and has the usual US PROPERTY GHD stamp.
I bought both US Victories from a local store for $50 each in 1973. I wish now that I had bought every one that I saw at that price.
I picked up the BSR a few years ago and the price was’nt at all cheap but I am satisfied with the gun. The BSR and my Colt Police Positive are what got me started on the road to reloading .38 S&W. This gun came from Canada and although it is not high condition or extremely scare I think that for me it may be worth lettering. There are no stamps or markings that indicate that this gun was ever Canadian govt property.
One theory is that these guns were received in Canada and reserved for individual private purchase by military officers or police.
Anyway, it would be interesting to learn where this gun was sent when it left the US.
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