Listing is for exact Smith & Wesson .38 Military & Police, numbered model 10, 5th Engineering Change in the photos.C829000 range serial = 1966 Bangor Punta. Type is traditional double and single action medium frame revolver with transfer bar. Entirely steel metal with factory walnut service grips. Capacity is 6 rounds .38 Smith & Wesson Special, okay for +P loads. Barrel is 4 inch Tapered or Pencil type, pinned into the frame. Sights are serrated blade front with frame integral fixed notch rear. Trigger is .265 serrated, with matching serrated spur hammer. 1.46 inches cylinder thickness; 9 inches overall length; 4 3/4 inches height; weight 29 ounces empty. Double action 5 to 10 degrees travel, 20 degrees on Single. SA pull = 2 7/8 pounds. No lateral play. Forcing cone gap is .006. Negligible carbon deposits. Domicile was Ramey Air Force Base’s jurisdiction in the Caribbean, against Castro and the Cartels. We estimate fired fewer than 100 times. Bore and cylinder chambers are all bright and clean. Finish is polished surface blued, with matte sight area, and color casehardened trigger and hammer. Grips are correct oil finish. Surface detractions are moderate, principally lateral freckling on the barrel’s muzzle end. We rate this 4 inch 10 as Very Good, perhaps even Excellent, 85 to 90 percent vicinity by our estimate, but photos ought to suffice. No CA MA Civilians. Add a period correct grip adapter $28. Add a correct WWII – Vietnam replica aviator’s holster only $49.00.
