S&W 38/200 US Property S&W

[MJ1]

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[Tuna]

That is a nice British contract lend lease gun. Good find and a good shooter too. The .38 S&W is a very accurate cartridge.

[MJ1]

No British proofs made in 1942 in very fine condition very tight lock up.

[Tuna]

A USGI bring back maybe?

[gwp]

Many were used to arm guards at defense plants and issued to police forces.

[Tuna]

I was always told that any of those were made in .38 spl. and would have a 4 inch barrel as the standard round was .38 spl. and not the .38 S&W. I know that many had been made in .38 S&W pre war that were used by Police Departments and the majority have been Colts. All of the Colt and S&W revolvers that I have seen that were used by Civil Defense were all in .38 spl. and none in .38 S&W. That does not mean none were made. I just have never seen or heard of them.

[DarylBruce]

Check out this link...

http://www.coolgunsite.com/pistols/victory_model_smith_and_wesson.htm

[Johnny P]

The S&W revolvers in .38-200 did not all go to England. The U.S. also distributed them to other British Commonwealth countries, as well as occupied allied countries. Also, some of the .38-200 revolvers were retained in the U.S., so the example shown may have never left the U.S.