And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Saturday, March 28, 2026
I love these old guns, the feel, the weight and not a bit of plastic.
It's on page 93, Standard Catalog of Smith & Wesson, first edition, 1996. There's an excellent photo of the markings on the .38/200 British Service Revolver.
Bakelite is kinda like plastic…
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ReplyDeleteAnyone know what those proof marks are? I see what looks like a crown....British marks? Steve_in_Ottawa
S&W made lots of revolvers for Britain in both World Wars and the Model 10 in both 38-200 and .455 calibers
ReplyDeleteThat is an N frame revolver. Front sight looks modern not from back in the day.
ReplyDeleteI’m not at home so can’t look in a book, but those appear to be British commercial proofs.
ReplyDeleteAlso, possibly the original 5-inch barrel was cut down and the modern front sight added.
DeleteIt's on page 93, Standard Catalog of Smith & Wesson, first edition, 1996.
DeleteThere's an excellent photo of the markings on the .38/200 British Service Revolver.
old watch
ReplyDeleteAnd it still keeps perfect time, 80 years later.
DeleteYou just can't beat a vintage Smith & Wesson revolver.
Looks like Indiana Jones’ revolver
ReplyDeleteBeautiful piece. Just be careful as these were not made to handle +P ammo.
ReplyDeleteThat is the exact reason I do not have any +P in the caliber of my old revolvers.
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