38 S&W CTGE 5 shot revolver

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I have a revolver that I am having a hard time locating anything on it. The title on the left side of the barrel shows 38 S&W CTGE, the serial number on the bottom of the grip is 31204. it is a 5 shot with a 2 inch barrel and has the side load on right side of cylinder. It does not have the fold down barrel, it has a button to press in front of the cylinder to realease the cylinder rod and a buttom behind the trigger. Does anyone know how I can find out anything on it? thanks very much
 
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The marking ".38 S&W CTGE" is the name of the cartridge (CTGE) the gun uses, not the maker. As Lee N. Field says, we need good, clear pictures to have any hope of further identification.

Jim
 
CTGE is the abbreviation for Cartridge used by either H&R or/and IJ, maybe others, NOT Smith & Wesson.
A pull pin side loader is about the bottom of the product lineup.
 
15 years ago a gun writer in a magazine listed the most common questions asked.

High in the list was for info and value on a family heirloom 38 S&W break top revolver.

The answer then was $25 ~ $50.

That has at least doubled since then.

What every they are paying at gun buy back events, that is what the old break tops are worth.

Pawn shops in the 1960s would have so many they would put them strung together on a wire.

My grandfather had one in the Alaskan Gold rush.

I have Goforth's two books on identifying them. They made a lot of them with only small differences over a long time.
 
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