Description:
Here is Charter’s On Duty pocket size revolver in .38 Special caliber. It is the counterpart to arch competitor Smith & Wesson’s Centennial series revolvers. Manufacturer and warrantor is Charter Arms of Shelton, CT. Factory variant number is 53811. Type is fully shrouded internal hammer that yields a double action only, true swingout revolver. Chambering is .38 Smith & Wesson Special caliber. Construction is steel barrel, cylinder assembly, hammer, trigger, and internal parts built into an alloy main frame and grip frame, with factory rubber combat finger groove short boot grips. Barrel is one piece 2 inch, threaded into the frame, with eight groove right hand 18 3/4 rifling in a full lug shroud. Sights are solid rib integral ramp front with frame integral fixed notch rear. Cylinder is 5 shot, and the Charter accepts ammunition from a 36A size speedloader. Trigger is .300 serrated face. Hammer is completely enclosed in the frame, so that this revolver fires in double action only. It simply is Not able to fire single action. Charters generally pull double action in the 12 – 14 pound vicinity, with minimal felt creep. Ignition is floating firing pin, with transfer bar safety mechanism that prevents the hammer from contacting the pin unless the trigger is fully depressed. Weight empty is 14 ounces, center of gravity at the trigger. Finish is factory matte stainless barrel, cylinder assembly, and furniture; natural gray alloy grip frame, with black boot type grips; and with coated alloy main and grip frame assemblies. This revolver and its mates never left Charter Corporate Custody until now. They served as showgirls with Charter’s sales reps. All of them are unfired, with no more cylinder rotation marking than one sees on brand new revolvers on display in stores across the country. Each comes in its factory hard shell case with protective papers, instruction manual, frame finish maintenance warning card, factory registration card, window decal, and gun lock. Replacement pricing on charterfirearms com is $404. We’re offering the Charter On Duty Stainless.38 Special in the photos, however, or one of its identical mates, each for only $ 339.00.
Not transferable to civilian residents of California or Massachusetts.
2% discount if payment is with USPS Money Order & Not Credit Card.
Any ammunition or personnel in our photos is Not included.
Add a set of 1990s old stock but new factory magna style small size grips in walnut, checkered or smooth, only $29 with gun purchase & no additional shipping. Or, goncalo alves Brazilian hardwood magnas only $34; or oversized Walnut Target Grips only $39. All grips come with screws and escutcheons.
See Patrick Sweeney’s excellent article on Charter maintenance in Handguns Magazine, handgunsmag com/reviews/featured_handguns_hg_chartercover_200810 from 2010.
Condition:
Never fired
Brand:
CHARTER ARMS
Model:
678958538113 53811
Caliber:
.38 Special
Item #:
922190228
Stock No.:
HG53811D
Location:
TN
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