I am unfamiliar with those markings. Thank you for posting your letter. It appears that yours confirms our revolvers were part of a 400 gun shipment to the USCG under DCS contract 1013. I wonder if anyone knows if that was the total needed for that order or just one of the shipments. Fun stuff.
Victory!
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I am gnawing at the bits for a decent Victory, but around here you can't touch one for under $800.00, is that typical?
kwill1911
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I think a tidy Victory Model under $1,000 is a bargain.
ordnanceguy
Member
Hello Lyle:
Gosh, we have not seen you around these parts in years! It is nice to have you back. I hope that you stick around.
On the Coast Guard guns, you wondered about the quantity shipped to it during WW2. I don't know the total and I am sure that it would take considerable digging to find all of the invoices.
However, I think that while the Coast Guard shipped guns can be considered scarce there were more than a few shipped. Looking at the S&WCA's Victory Model Database a quick perusal showed that there are 50 serial numbers listed therein as having shipped to the USCG. They shipped on at least 5 different dates and the serials are spread over a considerable range. Most shipped to Curtis Bay, MD but some shipped to the USCG at the 7th Naval District in Miami and others to a location in New Jersey. I could locate no USCG shipments in the Pre-victory Database.
I hope that sheds some additional light on the subject.
Regards,
Charlie
Gosh, we have not seen you around these parts in years! It is nice to have you back. I hope that you stick around.
On the Coast Guard guns, you wondered about the quantity shipped to it during WW2. I don't know the total and I am sure that it would take considerable digging to find all of the invoices.
However, I think that while the Coast Guard shipped guns can be considered scarce there were more than a few shipped. Looking at the S&WCA's Victory Model Database a quick perusal showed that there are 50 serial numbers listed therein as having shipped to the USCG. They shipped on at least 5 different dates and the serials are spread over a considerable range. Most shipped to Curtis Bay, MD but some shipped to the USCG at the 7th Naval District in Miami and others to a location in New Jersey. I could locate no USCG shipments in the Pre-victory Database.
I hope that sheds some additional light on the subject.
Regards,
Charlie
Charlie, great to hear from you and thank you for the information on the other USCG revolvers. I think Victory models are some of best to collect. Most S&W's of decent quality are approaching (or exceeding) $1000 to buy, but very few have the historical significance as a WWII era revolver as well as the long list of interesting places they shipped (and then used again in other departments/countries).
My interests in military revolvers started during Ordnance Officer Basic Course in Aberdeen Proving Grounds after spending many hours picking Mr. Atwater's brain. He was always interesting to talk to and a wealth of knowledge.
larry8
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What do I have to do to get a letter on my old gun?
