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s&w 38sp victory value

toad8877
this is part two of an earlier post, does having a lend lease british victory, raise the value of the pistol?, and how many surived? as there were only around 240,000 even made and that was split three ways. from what i can tell, thanks matt
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  • rufe-snow
    Way more Victory models were made then that, I believe it was at least 1/2 million +.

    The British imports are usually reworked to .38 Special from their original caliber .38 S & W. They are not worth nearly as much as the the originals in .38 Special with U.S. military and inspection markings.
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  • toad8877
    i should rephrase numbers, the book shows only 240000 made between us porpery marked, lend lease to allies, and lend lease to the british, there were over 2 million made and sold for everyone else after 1945ish, book is fuzzy in some places, but still if i were to pay $350 for it would it ever be worth more than that? this one has united states property on the top left strap and all numbers match, also has a little salt water damage here and there but i have found that many british ones went down in the ocean at some point and some surived
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  • givette
    If in original caliber (.38 S&W) then the price you've quoted is the absolute highest you should pay. You said it had an import stamp on the bottom of the barrel, correct?

    If it's a .38 S&W bored to .38 SPL, then $350 is somewhat high, considering it's a 5in. barrel L/L gun rebored, and with an import stamp. Both items render the firearm un-original.

    My take: There are many .38spl 4in. barrel US issue Victories (Victorys?) out there. Since .38spl is more readily available, I'd wait on a gun that was chambered correctly from the factory. The bore diameter is a little larger on the .38 S&W. Reboring to .38spl will make for sloppy shooting. Get a US issue 4in. barreled .38spl. Best, Joe
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