$50 S&W Regulation Police Revolver .38S&W???

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I saw a for sale ad selling a S&W Regulation Police revolver .38 S&W, in fair condition, mechanically sound, black rubber grips, for $50. I would be buying it sight unseen but would it be an okay deal if the revolver works like it should? (Well I guess with transfer and shipping it'll probably end up being more like $70)

So what's the deal with .38S&W? It's not as common as .38spl, is there anyway for it to take .38spl? What's the history of this piece? Thanks for any info.
 
$50 is a good buy. Regarding conversion to 38 special, I think the cylinder is too short. However, if you reload, you can trim your 38 specials down to 38 S&W length.
 
No, there is absolutely NO way to rechamber for .38 Spl., nor would you want to. The .38 S&W is a lower-power round.

Yes, the Regulation Police is a 5-shot. The reason is that this is an I-frame, the predecessor to today's J-frame. J-frame .38s are 5-shot because of the diameter of the cartridge vs. the diameter of the cylinder.

This was a small, lightweight gun designed more as a personal defensive gun rather than as a service revolver.
 
Thanks, what's a normal price for this then? I personally don't care for a 5 cylinder type of revolver, but if its' a good bargain I'll pick it up to add to collection. :)
 
A "Regulation Police" model should have walnut, not black hard-rubber grips. The wood grips were made slightly oversized to convert a modified round-butt frame to a square-butt shape.

Someone may have replaced the original grips with ones that were intended to go on a .32 model 1903 Hand Ejector. If so, they will have a gap at the back where the frame is cut out for the walnut grips. You might want to check on this point. Even so, unless the gun is total junk the price isn't bad.
 
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