Year of manufacture S&W K-38

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  • RCS
    Senior Member
    • Aug 2009
    • 2180

    #1

    Year of manufacture S&W K-38

    Photo shows a S&W K-38 with four screw frame and 8 3/8 inch barrel, the
    serial number is K 409015. Can anyone tell me the year of manufacture ?

    Thanks, RCSP1010027_0026.jpg
  • lyman
    Administrator - OFC
    • Aug 2009
    • 11266

    #2
    1960


    Many people have questions about how to identify a S&W revolver and when was it made. I borrowed this from a thread on Highroad.org forum. http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?t=356710 It has a lot of info that might be of interest to many of you. Identifying features: This is where to...

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    • RCS
      Senior Member
      • Aug 2009
      • 2180

      #3
      Thanks for the year of manufacture, it is single action only but someone did the conversion.

      This revolver is very accurate and the grips help too

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      • lyman
        Administrator - OFC
        • Aug 2009
        • 11266

        #4
        surely someone's bullseye gun,

        do you compete?

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        • RCS
          Senior Member
          • Aug 2009
          • 2180

          #5
          I did some bullseye shooting years ago with the M1911A1, also shot expert in service with 1911A1.

          Now I like to find the Italian Colt revolvers that are incomplete and convert them to cartridge kind of
          like the old gunsmiths did after the Civil War

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          • free1954
            Senior Member
            • Feb 2010
            • 1165

            #6
            beautiful revolver. they don't make them like that any more.

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