My only birth year gun is a K38, 1953

by Catoosa, Monday, August 28, 2017, 22:10 (2581 days ago) @ Murphy

Don't recall ever hearing of a K-38 that didn't shoot like a dream. They didn't name it the Masterpiece for nothin'.

I fell into a K-38 for next to nothing some years ago. Very much cosmetically challenged, but still shot like a laser. I eventually sent it back to S&W for a tuneup and reblue, and it came back looking as good as it shot. Roy Jinks said it was made in 1949.