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My \"New\" Officers Model Special
Guys: This was my big find at the show Saturday. It is a late 1951 production .38 Special Officers Model Special. The serial is 788446, which puts it just four numbers before the beginning number for 1952 production, according to Wilson's big book. It has the wide spur hammer which came into use in late '51. It sports the target stocks with the gold medallion and the checkering all the way to the top. I suspect the stocks are replacements, as Wilson says the originals were the brown checkered plastic ones. I have to say I like the looks and feel of these better. Based upon the info on target stocks posted recently here by DFaris I gather that these are mid-50's stocks for either the Python or perhaps an Officers Model Match. Is my speculation on this correct, or is it possible that the revolver came with these stocks? This revolver is in real nice shape, with little evidence of having been shot much at all. Got it for $425 out the door which I was pleased with. Wilson says only about 6000 of these were made between '48 to '52. Anyone know why they stopped making them? What kind of reputation did they have among target shooters back in the early '50s? Anybody here shot one of these? I was feeling real lucky walking out the door of the show with this one under my arm .....Charlie
Guys: This was my big find at the show Saturday. It is a late 1951 production .38 Special Officers Model Special. The serial is 788446, which puts it just four numbers before the beginning number for 1952 production, according to Wilson's big book. It has the wide spur hammer which came into use in late '51. It sports the target stocks with the gold medallion and the checkering all the way to the top. I suspect the stocks are replacements, as Wilson says the originals were the brown checkered plastic ones. I have to say I like the looks and feel of these better. Based upon the info on target stocks posted recently here by DFaris I gather that these are mid-50's stocks for either the Python or perhaps an Officers Model Match. Is my speculation on this correct, or is it possible that the revolver came with these stocks? This revolver is in real nice shape, with little evidence of having been shot much at all. Got it for $425 out the door which I was pleased with. Wilson says only about 6000 of these were made between '48 to '52. Anyone know why they stopped making them? What kind of reputation did they have among target shooters back in the early '50s? Anybody here shot one of these? I was feeling real lucky walking out the door of the show with this one under my arm .....Charlie
