Old Military Service Pistol

Right it was never the militaries. Even if it was, they have better things to do than track down old revolvers. Maybe if they lost a HUMVEE, but not an old pistol.

Also, if your grandfather passed, then there is no real paperwork as it is now transferred to sons/daughters by inheritance. I looked it up here in MIchigan and Illinois cause my Dad was worried about his collection when he was going into the hospital. He thought since all his guns were not registered after he moved they would be taken away. But it does not matter, if he had died (he is fine now btw) the guns would be transferred to Mom first, and then to us kids as per his will.

So even skipping a generation, the gun is yours as heir of your grandfather.
 
"It's a Ruger Single Six."

So much for all the posts about military weapons, past and present. Just goes to show that speculation and guesswork without adequate information can be a big waste of time.

Jim
 
In the 1966 edition of W.H.B. Smith's Small Arms of the World he describes the S&W Combat Masterpiece as "a favorite among Marines in Korea" and I read a story in one of the gun magazines years ago about a Marine captain using his against the Reds. Naval aviators in WWII carried the S&W M&P Victory Model.
 
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True story...

When I was on active duty during Operation: Desert Shield & later Desert Storm, I saw a Stars & Stripes photo of a combat fighter pilot(unknown if he was Navy or USMC) on the flight deck of a aircraft carrier near Iraq.
The pilot wore a full flight suit with SERE(escape & evasion)vest & slung low on his hip in a leather holster was a big Colt 6" barrel .357magnum revolver, :cool:.

I doubt the 6 shooter was milspec but he looked ready to handle any bad guys if he was shot down in SW Asia.

CF
 
For whatever its worth to ya'll: I bought my first Ruger Blackhawk while I was in the Army, stationed at Camp Roberts, Calif. Prior to the purchase I had to have my Company Commander's permission to bring it on the post. After I had bought the revolver, I had a letter from my Company Commander describing the gun, serial number, etc. granting his permission to bring it on post and storing it in the company area. One copy of this letter was on file with the Provost Marshal, one in the Company records, and one which I kept.

Still have a copy of that letter.

Bob Wright
 
A shooting bud of mine, a Marine Veteran of both the Korean and Vietnam Wars, showed me a picture of himself, with his war dog, in Vietnam. In his holster was a Ruger Blackhawk in 357. I asked him why, he said something about it being the most reliable pistol he could get. It was private purchase of course.

I don’t know if he used that pistol to threaten the guys who wanted to take his dog away from him, when his tour was over. But he got his dog home, and he told me in angry and loud tones how he informed the guys at the airport what he would do to them if they took his dog.

He was still carrying a picture of himself and that dog fifty years later.
 
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