I recently purchased a pistol from a gun expo that came through town. The seller told me the firearm was a Meriden and, in fact, has their logo embedded into the top. He told me it was a .32, but the receipt said it was a .38.
Going on his word, I purchased a box of .32 shells and they fell straight through the barrel, so I took them back and was told the firearm is actually a .38 S&W manufactured by Meriden Firearms.
The ONLY numbers visible on it (it's a very old gun) are 309742 and I can't seem to find any information about it anywhere other than Meriden sold to Sears and stopped in 1918.
Can anyone here help me find out addtional information? I'd greatly appreciate it.
This is also the first firearm I've owned, so if I write something out of context, it isn't intentional.
Thank you,
TNTab67
Going on his word, I purchased a box of .32 shells and they fell straight through the barrel, so I took them back and was told the firearm is actually a .38 S&W manufactured by Meriden Firearms.
The ONLY numbers visible on it (it's a very old gun) are 309742 and I can't seem to find any information about it anywhere other than Meriden sold to Sears and stopped in 1918.
Can anyone here help me find out addtional information? I'd greatly appreciate it.
This is also the first firearm I've owned, so if I write something out of context, it isn't intentional.
Thank you,
TNTab67