I don't know why I haven't found this forum earlier. After reading many of the interesting posts I figured I would jump in.
I am in possession of my Father's 38 S&W that he brought back from WWII. As the story goes he traded his Army 1911 for a Canadian officer's 38 S&W. Dad thought the 38 was easier to carry and would probably shoot more accurately.
He mailed it to me when I had to pistol qualify for the Marines in 1972. He was correct....I qualified Expert 3 times.
The question I have for this august group is how old is this weapon? The Serial number is 714655, 6 inch barrel and it shoots .38 S&W rounds. I'm not interested in selling it as it has some other interesting history from WWII. It will be passed down to my son in the Navy. But it would be nice to know what this piece might be worth.
Thanks for your time and all your interesting facts/stories.
I am in possession of my Father's 38 S&W that he brought back from WWII. As the story goes he traded his Army 1911 for a Canadian officer's 38 S&W. Dad thought the 38 was easier to carry and would probably shoot more accurately.
He mailed it to me when I had to pistol qualify for the Marines in 1972. He was correct....I qualified Expert 3 times.
The question I have for this august group is how old is this weapon? The Serial number is 714655, 6 inch barrel and it shoots .38 S&W rounds. I'm not interested in selling it as it has some other interesting history from WWII. It will be passed down to my son in the Navy. But it would be nice to know what this piece might be worth.
Thanks for your time and all your interesting facts/stories.