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<blockquote data-quote="Glock &#039;em down" data-source="post: 4009590" data-attributes="member: 684"><p>I have one identical to this one. Right down to the fugly grips. It should have a "V" in the serial number on the butt, and back of the cylinder. I don't know the exact history of these revolvers, other than they started out as a parkerized "Victory" model that Smith & Wesson produced in 1944/1945 for military sidearms, but alas, the war ended before they were shipped out. Hence, the Victory name.</p><p></p><p>The story I heard, was that most of these revolvers were plated in nickel and sent to the US Air Force and others went to the civilian market. You can tell the nickel finish was done post factory, because the trigger and hammer is also nickeled. On a factory S&W nickel finish, the trigger and hammer is case hardened. </p><p></p><p>My father purchased one for $36 in 1960 from a feller they called Hog Epperley, who owned a diner/coffee shop in his home town. It's a K frame Military & Police 6 shot revolver chambered in .38 Special...basically a pre model 10.</p><p></p><p>Mine was given to me from my father before he died and it is one of my most prized possessions, even if it isn't worth much in dollars. Mine has a 4 inch barrel, while yours sports a 5 inch snout.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Glock 'em down, post: 4009590, member: 684"] I have one identical to this one. Right down to the fugly grips. It should have a "V" in the serial number on the butt, and back of the cylinder. I don't know the exact history of these revolvers, other than they started out as a parkerized "Victory" model that Smith & Wesson produced in 1944/1945 for military sidearms, but alas, the war ended before they were shipped out. Hence, the Victory name. The story I heard, was that most of these revolvers were plated in nickel and sent to the US Air Force and others went to the civilian market. You can tell the nickel finish was done post factory, because the trigger and hammer is also nickeled. On a factory S&W nickel finish, the trigger and hammer is case hardened. My father purchased one for $36 in 1960 from a feller they called Hog Epperley, who owned a diner/coffee shop in his home town. It's a K frame Military & Police 6 shot revolver chambered in .38 Special...basically a pre model 10. Mine was given to me from my father before he died and it is one of my most prized possessions, even if it isn't worth much in dollars. Mine has a 4 inch barrel, while yours sports a 5 inch snout. [/QUOTE]
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