Quote Originally Posted by Johnny Peppers View Post
Many of the .38 S&W Victory models brought back to the U.S simply had the chamber bored out longer to fire the .38 S&W Special cartridge. This led to the .38 Special cartridge being bulged considerably, but otherwise worked.
I checked, and mine is one of these. No evidence of any chamber liners, and .38 S&W rounds drop effortlessly into all six chambers (the same rounds won't quite fit into my .38 Special revolver's chambers).

Of course, .38 Specials also drop into the old 1905, indicating the chambers were lengthened for the American market. Don't think I'll be using Specials in it, though....

No problem, though. As I mentioned earlier, this wasn't purchased as a "using" weapon. I purchased it for its historical and interesting features. I'll fire some .38 S&Ws through it, then clean it thoroughly, and take it out occasionally for a short "exercise" session.