38 Short?

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April 24, 2004 08:24

I seen this Iver Johnson revolver in 38 Short can someone tell me if this is the same as a 380 or no? Is thier any other names for a 38 Short? Thanks fellas.

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  CountryGunsmith

  April 24, 2004 08:36

  .38 S&W.
  
  NOT .38 S&W Long, or .38 Special, or .380 Auto. All are different cartridges.

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  mrmike08075

  April 24, 2004 08:41

  do not forget .38 short rimfire. many IVER JOHNSON revolvers, especialy pre-1899 guns were chambered in .38 short rimfire. if the front of the hammer is shaped like a hatchet, and presents a long, flat surface, its a rimfire. if its a centerfire gun its most likely a .38 S&W short. i doubt its one of the other obsolete rounds like the .38 short colt. best regards, mike.
  
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  rufe-snow

  April 24, 2004 08:45

  It's probaply chambered for the ".38 Smith & Wesson Cartridge", this is not the same cartridge as the ".38 Smith & Wesson Special".
  
  The ".38 Smith & Wesson Cartridge" is shorter in overall length then the special. It was originally loaded in the 19 Century ( 1877 ) as a black powder round.
  
  It is very commonly found in inexpensive revolvers produced by Iver Johnson and other manufacturers as late as the 1930's.
  
  

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  gundoc19

  April 24, 2004 08:53

  .38 SHORT COLT .....38 S&W ...ARE PRETTY MUCH THE SAME EXCEPT FOR THE BULLET TYPE AND WEIGHT...THERE WERE TONS OF IVER JOHNSONS MADE IN THIS CALIBER...ALL OF THESE TYPES OF LOW COST REVOLVERS WERE CHAMBERED IN LOW M.V LOW M.E CARTRIDGES..32'S & .38'S..MOSTLY FOR THE DESIGN LIMITATIONS :RE STRENGTH ( TOP BREAK )& SIZE OF THE WEAPON

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  D@D

  April 24, 2004 08:55

  Thanks guys, never missed with the older guns till I started messing with the C&R type guns.

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