Smith & Wesson Special CTG .38 Victory Model Circa 1942

**S&WOwner** · May 4th, 2012, 05:03 AM

Here is my little baby - a Smith & Wesson Special CTG .38 Victory Model Circa 1942 (based on Serial Number) distributed by the U. S. Government during WWII. It also had the hammer block safety fitted in 1945 because back in 1944 there was a fatality aboard a US warship when a dropped gun fired and killed a sailor. This puppy was sent back to S&W for a redesigned hammer block (S stamp added to the Serial Number)... It belonged to my Dad (don't know how he kept it!)

**imashooter2** · May 4th, 2012, 06:58 AM

Nice revolver! Congrats on your heirloom.

**kobsw** · May 4th, 2012, 08:44 AM

That is one very fine revolver do to it's simplicity in form and it's place in our nations history.

If these old guns could only talk.....

Thanks for sharing,

Kobsw

**Nic** · May 4th, 2012, 10:20 AM

Very nice... even better that it was your dad's.

**S&WOwner** · May 4th, 2012, 04:28 PM

Originally Posted by Nic

Very nice... even better that it was your dad's.

Absolutely! One day, I would like to take it to a gunsmith and have it checked out completely. Hopefully, I will eventually be able to actual shoot a few rounds with it...

**Whiterook** · May 4th, 2012, 06:24 PM

Originally Posted by vpnavy

Absolutely! One day, I would like to take it to a gunsmith and have it checked out completely. Hopefully, I will eventually be able to actual shoot a few rounds with it...

As long as the timing looks good you'll be fine! I've shot much older firearms!