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Sunday, July 10, 2022
As God is my witness, I love old school revolvers. Thats is a Smith and Wesson Victory Model 10, I believe.
It might be a Victory that somebody's done a lot of very nice work to (the Victory was a plainly finished Military & Police model built during WWII) and I'm pretty sure it isn't a Model 10 because the 5th screw at the top of the side plate was eliminated before Smiff started calling the M&P the Model 10. It's very common for people to call all 38 Special M&P's Model 10's, though, right or wrong, but whatever it is, it is a very nice revolver. I'll take it!
I just double checked to be sure I was correct. The 5th screw (upper side plate screw) was eliminated in 1955 and the Model numbers began in1957. Thus, 1chota is correct, this gun was a Pre-Model 10, Hand Ejector .38 Special M&P. The fourth screw in the trigger guard was eliminated in 1961, thus beginning the tradition of the three side plate screws that are current today.
US Army Helicopter pilots in Vietnam were issued S&W 4" barrel .38 caliber handguns as personal carry. Back seaters such as me got M-14s. I had one that had the magic fast shooter selector and it was interesting. Carried as a back up weapon to my M-60 belt fed orgasm maker. Fired that M-4 out the right door of our gunship one day. Fired it left handed and unsupported in my shoulder over the top of the high mounted rocket system. Just as I squeezed the trigger the pilot banked hard to the right. Rifle climbed so fast and about that I put two rounds through the tip of one of the blades. Cost me two cases of beer and a long night in maintenance fixing that little incident. Hated to turn it in but air crews started transitioning to the M-16. Don't think I ever carried it or even fired it in the 2-1/2 years I was there. I do now have a Military grade M-14 built by a now deceased friend that built Camp Perry rifles for a number of both civilians and military shooters. Now belongs to my son. And just for the record, it is a tack driver and will out shot my old eyes for sure.
A rather fancy version thereof. My father had a Victory Model 10 that was nickle plated with pearl handles, similar to Gen. George Patton's guns.
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Don't take this personally about your father, but ...
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Similar is right, but Patton's was a S&W .357 "Registered Magnum".
DeleteI believe that is a pre-model 10 called the M&P,
ReplyDeleteIt might be a Victory that somebody's done a lot of very nice work to (the Victory was a plainly finished Military & Police model built during WWII) and I'm pretty sure it isn't a Model 10 because the 5th screw at the top of the side plate was eliminated before Smiff started calling the M&P the Model 10. It's very common for people to call all 38 Special M&P's Model 10's, though, right or wrong, but whatever it is, it is a very nice revolver. I'll take it!
ReplyDeleteI just double checked to be sure I was correct. The 5th screw (upper side plate screw) was eliminated in 1955 and the Model numbers began in1957. Thus, 1chota is correct, this gun was a Pre-Model 10, Hand Ejector .38 Special M&P.
DeleteThe fourth screw in the trigger guard was eliminated in 1961, thus beginning the tradition of the three side plate screws that are current today.
Beautiful scroll work.
ReplyDeleteUS Army Helicopter pilots in Vietnam were issued S&W 4" barrel .38 caliber handguns as personal carry. Back seaters such as me got M-14s. I had one that had the magic fast shooter selector and it was interesting. Carried as a back up weapon to my M-60 belt fed orgasm maker. Fired that M-4 out the right door of our gunship one day. Fired it left handed and unsupported in my shoulder over the top of the high mounted rocket system. Just as I squeezed the trigger the pilot banked hard to the right. Rifle climbed so fast and about that I put two rounds through the tip of one of the blades. Cost me two cases of beer and a long night in maintenance fixing that little incident. Hated to turn it in but air crews started transitioning to the M-16. Don't think I ever carried it or even fired it in the 2-1/2 years I was there. I do now have a Military grade M-14 built by a now deceased friend that built Camp Perry rifles for a number of both civilians and military
ReplyDeleteshooters. Now belongs to my son. And just for the record, it is a tack driver and will out shot my old eyes for sure.
That's one fancy shootin' iron.
ReplyDeleteAzteca. Cartel piece?
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