Smith & Wesson regulation Police S & W CTG.

View it this way.

If I'd posted the following on a car forum:

Just acquired a Ford V8, it won't run on diesel fuel. What fuel should I use? Help?

And the answer was:
There's no such thing as a "Ford V8" model, and it won't run on diesel fuel because it's a gas engine.

And I respond:
It is too a V8, it has a V8 emblem on the grill.

And the response is:

That's just the engine. V8 is not the model.

And I say:

It is a black Ford V8 with four doors and a hard top. The serial number is XXXXXX.
Can anybody tell me what I'm dealing with?

And the answer:
You have a black 1932 4-door hard top Model 18, with a flattop V8 engine. The V8 is the ENGINE, not the model. It runs on GAS. Diesel fuel is for DIESEL engines.
There were 14 body styles and the flathead V8 engine was used in Fords & Mercury's from 1932 to 1953.

And I say:
Well, I don't know much about old cars, I'm a gun enthusiast myself.
But, I don't believe all politicians, either.



Would I be warmly received? :)
Denis
 
Since the OP's an old car restorer, he may have found the gun in a restoration project-car. He may have wanted to know whether the gun is a collector's item, and what it's worth. He didn't ask those questions, so I'm just guessing.
 
Guy asks a simple question....

Kmzella,

Your .38 Regulation Police is chambered for the 38 S&W cartridge.
Serial numbers ran from 1 in 1917 to 54474 in 1940. Yours is likely around 1920.
Value ranges from $200 in good to $400+ in excellent.

Jim
 
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