Can anyone give me information on a Victory lend/lease with LCK 38 P stamped into back side of grip frame? I am familiar with all other markings of revolver but cannot find history on this one.
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Can anyone give me information on a Victory lend/lease with LCK 38 P stamped into back side of grip frame? I am familiar with all other markings of revolver but cannot find history on this one.
The meaning is probably lost in the annals of history. May have been a guard gun at a factory, or any other use where it had to be accounted for and was thus marked.
Your S&W Victory was gun number 38 of the Police Force of Lübeck in Northern Germany. After II WW the british built up a new police force in their occupation sector. First they were unarmed. Later they were armed with if I remember correctly with one revolver for 6 policemen and 12 rounds per gun. They were stamped with P for police, a code for the town(Lck = Lübeck, K or Ki= Kiel,........) and the inventory number.
Nice piece of history you got there.
Thank you so much for the information.
That's an amazing bit of info Landy! Just goes to show that there's always an answer but you just got to find the man WITH the answer!