leatherman95
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When my Dad pasted away back in 2006 he left me a collection of guns to add to the small collection I already had. I was able to identify most of the guns, but I have a couple that were pretty old and not too sure about. One is a Colt officers model 22LR revolver, that I was told was my grandfather's gun during WWII. He piloted a bomber in WWII and was shot down in Switzerland and was a POW near the end of the war. Anyway, I was able to figure out it is a 1938 model and it is in very fine condition.
The other gun I have not been able to figure out much about. It was my great grandfathers S&W 38 Hammerless top-break revolver. I think it is referred to as a lemon squeezer because of the grip safety. The serial # is 248433 and is stamped a couple places on the gun. It is a 5 shot, blued with original black grips and fixed sights with a half moon front sight. It has 38 S&W CTG stamped on the left side barrel and SMITH & WESSON on the right side barrel. Also on the right side has a S&W emblem engraved above the grip. On top of the barrel is marked SMITH & WESSON SPRINGFIELD MASS USA. Would like to find out what year this gun was made, and any other information would be greatly appreciated. Thank you
The other gun I have not been able to figure out much about. It was my great grandfathers S&W 38 Hammerless top-break revolver. I think it is referred to as a lemon squeezer because of the grip safety. The serial # is 248433 and is stamped a couple places on the gun. It is a 5 shot, blued with original black grips and fixed sights with a half moon front sight. It has 38 S&W CTG stamped on the left side barrel and SMITH & WESSON on the right side barrel. Also on the right side has a S&W emblem engraved above the grip. On top of the barrel is marked SMITH & WESSON SPRINGFIELD MASS USA. Would like to find out what year this gun was made, and any other information would be greatly appreciated. Thank you