RM Vivas
US Veteran
Victory Musings – The USNCPC marked Victory Revolvers
Not all my time is spent digging up little tidbits on the Registered (and non-Registered) Magnums. I do freely admit that I have been spending a lot of time in that area, but I’m also rapidly becoming a major (pre-war) N-frame fanboy. There are various reasons for this but right now, I’m going deep down the N-frame rabbit hole; Tunnel Rats got nothing on me!
However, in the interest of trying to become a well-rounded Firearms Historian, I have been working on organizing some of the Victory records, especially as they relate to DSC guns. Since they number of Victory revolvers is so great, there is a tremendous amount of to go through, both DSC and non-DSC.
I came across a document today that, if I had found it 35-years ago would have saved a lot of people, Mr. Pate in particular, a lot of digging.
In the Spring 1990 edition of the Smith & Wesson Collectors Association Journal (V24, N1), Mr. Pate sheds some light (quite expertly!) on the story behind revolvers marked USNCPC that had been marked for use by the United States Navy Civilian Police Corps.
I came across this document from just a few months after the Pearl Harbor attack, where the folks at Pearl are looking at their recently received revolvers and are also wondering “…what the heck does USNCPC” mean?
S&W Sales Manager Cy Bassett, who seems to have had a prior relationship with the writer, responded with an explanation.
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This is from the Archives of the Smith & Wesson Historical Foundation. Cool stuff like this wouldn’t see the light of day without them…. Are you a member?
Membership – Smith & Wesson Historical Foundation
Join Us – Smith & Wesson Collectors Association
Best,
RM Vivas
Not all my time is spent digging up little tidbits on the Registered (and non-Registered) Magnums. I do freely admit that I have been spending a lot of time in that area, but I’m also rapidly becoming a major (pre-war) N-frame fanboy. There are various reasons for this but right now, I’m going deep down the N-frame rabbit hole; Tunnel Rats got nothing on me!
However, in the interest of trying to become a well-rounded Firearms Historian, I have been working on organizing some of the Victory records, especially as they relate to DSC guns. Since they number of Victory revolvers is so great, there is a tremendous amount of to go through, both DSC and non-DSC.
I came across a document today that, if I had found it 35-years ago would have saved a lot of people, Mr. Pate in particular, a lot of digging.
In the Spring 1990 edition of the Smith & Wesson Collectors Association Journal (V24, N1), Mr. Pate sheds some light (quite expertly!) on the story behind revolvers marked USNCPC that had been marked for use by the United States Navy Civilian Police Corps.
I came across this document from just a few months after the Pearl Harbor attack, where the folks at Pearl are looking at their recently received revolvers and are also wondering “…what the heck does USNCPC” mean?
S&W Sales Manager Cy Bassett, who seems to have had a prior relationship with the writer, responded with an explanation.
Image #1
Image #2
This is from the Archives of the Smith & Wesson Historical Foundation. Cool stuff like this wouldn’t see the light of day without them…. Are you a member?
Membership – Smith & Wesson Historical Foundation
Join Us – Smith & Wesson Collectors Association
Best,
RM Vivas
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