Daddy Rabbit
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Wife's Dad died about 10 years ago. He was 76 I cleaned out his house back then and found a Gun in a bucket by his bed. I put in our closet and never touched it again until the other day.
I don't know nothing about guns. I have a couple of shotguns
and that is it. I live in Tennessee in the country.
I saw this site the other day and thought I would get the gun to find out about it.
I'm going to describe it the best I can and put down the markings I find.
The barrel is 3 1/8" long. On the right side in front of the trigger reads.
Made in U.S.A. MARCAS REGISTRADAS S&W SPRINGFIELD MASS.
On the right side the end of the barrel reads 38 S&W SPECIAL CTG.
You open up the spinner? On the Gun itself by the spinner reads MOD 10-5. On the spinner(what holds the shells) bracket reads... Looks half a C and 3975
There is a D a 9 and a 4 stamped on the same bracket.
Not in any order just randomly.
Wifes father lived in East Tenn up in the hills. He was a pharmacst and ran the only Drug store in town. Of course he knew about everybody as they came to him about like a Dr.
I figure he got if from a law man or sombody like that.
I have been thinking to get a gun to keep here at home and one the wife can use and also carry in her purse. There has been alot of meaness at the big wall mart at the next town over. Woman getting attacked in he parking lot by thugs...
I want her and me to take the gun course, get permits.
I have been looking at a SW 638?? Think that is the right #.
It is a smaller S&W the kind were the trigger is hidden. It wont get caught up/hang on something in her purse. This was a used one that had not been fired??. It was about $430..
He said a local man bought it but never fired it..
I was looking into seeing how much this Old 38 was worth.
Wife don't want to part with it. I know... she never even fired it but she is jus that way on keep sakes. Id sneak it in on a trade in if it had any value. Deal with her later on that.
Tell me this which is better for a woman. A revolver or a automatic. I did look at a few automatics. Kind you squeeze the grip and that is the saftey. They have the slide chamber to load the shell. I'm just thinking she migh jam it up.
A revolver might seem less to jam up. Trigger pull is a bit harder. Man said for a extra $50 he can smooth it to make it easier???
If you will fill me in on the value and the history of the old gun. Which is better for a inexperienced (gun sense) woman to handle and why.
Thank You
DR
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I don't know nothing about guns. I have a couple of shotguns
and that is it. I live in Tennessee in the country.
I saw this site the other day and thought I would get the gun to find out about it.
I'm going to describe it the best I can and put down the markings I find.
The barrel is 3 1/8" long. On the right side in front of the trigger reads.
Made in U.S.A. MARCAS REGISTRADAS S&W SPRINGFIELD MASS.
On the right side the end of the barrel reads 38 S&W SPECIAL CTG.
You open up the spinner? On the Gun itself by the spinner reads MOD 10-5. On the spinner(what holds the shells) bracket reads... Looks half a C and 3975
There is a D a 9 and a 4 stamped on the same bracket.
Not in any order just randomly.
Wifes father lived in East Tenn up in the hills. He was a pharmacst and ran the only Drug store in town. Of course he knew about everybody as they came to him about like a Dr.
I figure he got if from a law man or sombody like that.
I have been thinking to get a gun to keep here at home and one the wife can use and also carry in her purse. There has been alot of meaness at the big wall mart at the next town over. Woman getting attacked in he parking lot by thugs...
I want her and me to take the gun course, get permits.
I have been looking at a SW 638?? Think that is the right #.
It is a smaller S&W the kind were the trigger is hidden. It wont get caught up/hang on something in her purse. This was a used one that had not been fired??. It was about $430..
He said a local man bought it but never fired it..
I was looking into seeing how much this Old 38 was worth.
Wife don't want to part with it. I know... she never even fired it but she is jus that way on keep sakes. Id sneak it in on a trade in if it had any value. Deal with her later on that.
Tell me this which is better for a woman. A revolver or a automatic. I did look at a few automatics. Kind you squeeze the grip and that is the saftey. They have the slide chamber to load the shell. I'm just thinking she migh jam it up.
A revolver might seem less to jam up. Trigger pull is a bit harder. Man said for a extra $50 he can smooth it to make it easier???
If you will fill me in on the value and the history of the old gun. Which is better for a inexperienced (gun sense) woman to handle and why.
Thank You
DR
raveATusit.net swap the AT with @
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