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38 special, is still produced and available in the US. Of course, as with changing any major part on a revolver, you should expect some fitting required to get the timing right. 38 S&W (the standard US equivalent of the British military round, although they are slightly different), have the same bore. The barrels, even though they are marked for the pistol's original caliber and are usually different lengths for. If you are determined to modify your existing pistol, you just need to change the cylinder to one from a. 38 special and typically has a 4" barrel. You might want to just sell this pistol as-is and buy a US-spec Victory, which is chambered for. With a 6" barrel, you actually have an unusual Commonwealth-spec S&W Victory - most were made with 5" barrels. Is it possible to use old parts to convert the frame to a 38 special and a 5 inch barrel standard for the US issued Victory model? It is British lend lease and has the odd 38 Smith & Wesson caliber they used and a 6 inch barrel. I have a Victory model 38 Smith & Wesson. If this forum's host doesn't have any Victory Model/Military&Police Model/Model 10,14,15 cylinders, or barrels that will work for your item, re-post here. By the way, the Victories normally had 4" barrels barrels of other lengths are uncommon to scarce. This forum's host should know about those things. 38/200 British Service Revolvers made during WWII likely had the same barrel shank length, diameter and thread pitches. The barrel issue is likely even easier, as probably all the M&P's, Victories and. Given a properly-dimensioned cylinder, no aftermarket or parts cylinder is a drop-in item and has to be fitted to the revolver by a skilled gunsmith for proper action timing and lock-up. You will just have to order a cylinder and see.38 Special spin-offs of the M&P Model/Model 10 such as the Models 14 and 15 also have the same nominally-dimensioned cylinder. The key word here is "nominal" as production dimensions of the cylinder and cylinder window in the frame could have varied slightly over the decades of these revolver's production.
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38 Special cylinder from a M&P or a Victory Model should fit your Brit item. (In 1957 the M&P Model became the Model 10 and is in Smith's lineup to this day.) My reference indicates that all three revolvers have "a 6-shot fluted cylinder with a nominal length of 1.56", which means a.
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Having said that, both your item and the Victory Model are military-contract direct spin-offs of Smith & Wesson's Military & Police Model, first introduced in 1899 and by 1942 a million had been made. 38/200 British Service Revolver and should have a bunch of British proof marks on it. This is a common confusion, but your British lend-lease item, although essentially the same revolver, is not a Victory Model all Victory Models are in.
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