smith and wesson model 10 victory serial number lookup

Second, if you're assuming your gun was a DSC 'guard gun' because of some known provenance, great. In addition to the mentioned Ordnance 'flaming bomb,' revolvers of this period commonly had 'P' proofs found at the upper left frame, the rear face of the cylinder and the underside of the barrel. Any ideas on date of production and who it was shipped to? I gather after reading this Forum for a while that it probably saw war plant guard duty.įirst, your gun shipped on the 1943-44 cusp, probably January of 1944. The major parts match by serial number and it has the appropriate smooth grips. The gun does have flying bomb ordinance mark on the heel near the 'V' of the serial number but does not have other military marks. 38 Special with the serial number V5094xx. I am new to the Forum and recently acquired a Victory model in. If you want more info, try posting some detailed pics and we'll see what we can see. It originally would have had a 'UNITED STATES PROPERTY' marking on the left top strap (but they're sometimes ground off) with a military finish and plain (uncheckered) wood stocks. It probably shipped out of the S&W factory in late November or December of 1942. If the caliber marking is as described and the barrel length is only four inches, then it's been cut.) These were provided by the thousands to Britain, her Commonwealth nations and other Allies. (Measure the barrel length from the front of the cylinder to the muzzle. 38 Special) caliber British Service Revolver with a five inch barrel. CTG closed by the shapes as well.īased on your description, I believe you have a. There is also a symbol on the side of the barrel (4inch) that looks like 3 triangled shapes followed by 38. I am also curious to get some information about my victory. And thank you to the guys who maintain the Victory model data base. I highly recommend Pate's book for the serious student of those guns. Most I have seen had the original color case hardened hammer and trigger, and blued ejector rod. I will post some pictures of boxes in the A.M., but they are taken out of Charles Pate's book. I've had several but now I'm down to one (the best I ever seen) and it's staying in my collection. FTR stands for Factory Thorough Repair, and those guns, as the FTR implies were completely disassembled, repaired as required, and refinished in what Pate describes as sandblast 'Black Magic' (Parkerized) prior to being shipped back to the U.S. What looks like the number 8 is actually an ordnance bomb symbol.

5inch barrel,parkerized,smooth walnut.Bottom butt-380545.Left top strap-a symbol that looks like #8,U.S.Property GHD.Next to MADE IN U.S.A.marking D^D

Smith and wesson model 10 victory serial number lookup