About 3 months ago something caught my eye at one of the gun shops I go to. I didn't have the cash at the time, and begrudgingly left the beauty behind.
Fit forward to today, and I stepped into the shot to pick up some 3.5" 12ga ammo, and as I glanced, or maybe drooled over the pistol case, my eye was drawn to the far left side. it couldn't be! by some miracle that marvelous piece of steel and wood was still in the case. I whipped out my wallet and checked how much cash I had, and gave the shop owner $200 to hold it for me. Went to the bank, and pulled out another $475 and went back and filled out the adoption papers.
So what is this marvel that caught my eye you ask?
A 1953 Vintage Smith&Wesson K38 Masterpiece (Pre model 14) fitted with a 6" barrel and diamond checkered Magna stocks. The old girl is in very good shape for her age, with just a slight amount of muzzle wear, and a faint ring around the cylinder. I raced home, and grabbed a box of mild 38 special ammo off the shelf and headed out to the range. Cocked the hammer back and it just went click. cocked it back again, and same thing. Popped the cylinder open to find two rounds with very very light strikes. I had noticed that the screw for the hammer spring in the grip was backed out quite a bit, so I wanted to the shed and got a screw driver and tightened it up. Sure enough that did the trick, and I was in hogleg heaven. The old pistol will outshoot my ability's no matter what way you look at it.
Really looking forward to getting to know this old girl.
OH YEAH. And after I got home, the shop called and said they forgot to give me the box. He had the factory box for me along with all the hardware.
Unfortunately my laptop is not cooperating and letting me attach photos. I will try to add some with my phone.
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