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38 Short?

D@DD@D Member Posts: 4,407
edited April 2004 in Ask the Experts
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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  • CountryGunsmithCountryGunsmith Member Posts: 617 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    .38 S&W.

    NOT .38 S&W Long, or .38 Special, or .380 Auto. All are different cartridges.
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  • rufe-snowrufe-snow Member Posts: 18,650 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    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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  • gundoc19gundoc19 Member Posts: 12 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    .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@DD@D Member Posts: 4,407
    edited November -1
    Thanks guys, never missed with the older guns till I started messing with the C&R type guns.
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