ring fry Posted August 12, 2008 Posted August 12, 2008 I have acquired a Smith & Wesson six shot revolver I need some help with. On the 4" barrel is "38 S & W Special CTG". It is nickel with pearl (looking) grips that have a longhorn engraved (stamped) in them. The serial # on the butt and cylinder match with the number 470###. On the inside where the cylinder closes are the numbers 24###. It's in really good shape with a tight cylinder and fires nicely. I've been looking at S & W web pages without much success. Any one have a clue as to it's value or age? Thanks Quote
Aaron Posted August 12, 2008 Posted August 12, 2008 Sounds like a nice gun. Have you tried contacting S&W? Quote
fishbear Posted August 12, 2008 Posted August 12, 2008 Take it to a reputable gunsmith in your area, one that does insurance evaluations, he can help you out the best. He will have the resources to to give you all the info you would want. Including how much to insure it for if it is a collectable. Quote
Super User flechero Posted August 12, 2008 Super User Posted August 12, 2008 I googled "Smith & Wesson CTG" there is a lot of reading... try the smith & wesson forums first and they can date the gun by serial number and with a pic probably give you an estimated value. Quote
Super User burleytog Posted August 12, 2008 Super User Posted August 12, 2008 I googled "Smith & Wesson CTG" there is a lot of reading... try the smith & wesson forums first and they can date the gun by serial number and with a pic probably give you an estimated value. CTG isn't a model or S&W identifier. Both of my S&W revolvers say '38 S&W Special CTG' on the barrel. Quote
Super User flechero Posted August 13, 2008 Super User Posted August 13, 2008 CTG isn't a model or S&W identifier I only looked up by that and got to the S&W forums... it stands for something because not all of them have it and apparantly it is a marking that was common on some models. The serial # will be the key, as I noted. Quote
Super User flechero Posted August 13, 2008 Super User Posted August 13, 2008 right on Gene, I just found this on The High Road: Terminology: The "CTG" on the barrel of most Smith & Wessons is the abbreviation for "Cartridge". Bullets are projectiles, the whole loaded round of ammunition is a cartridge. Grandma's revolver is as SDC said. It is made for the .38 Smith & Wesson Cartridge. This is NOT the same as .38 Special. Be sure you have the right ammunition.... Quote
Super User Wayne P. Posted August 13, 2008 Super User Posted August 13, 2008 http://www.chuckhawks.com/forgotten_38SW.htm Quote
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