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No. 2408
Man, that's a fucking trip. It is an off-brand, but in the other way -- Dan B. Wesson (great-grandson of Smith's partner) founded a custom shop that is known for .357Mag revolvers. Long version: S&W sold out to Asia, so Dan opened his own factory in the US to build good American guns for good American cops and competitive shooters. They're big on making weird magnums mainstream.
Above the trigger is maker's name and serial number, obviously. On the barrel lug, that's the maker's name (again) and caliber -- "ctg" is short for "cartridge". So it's a .357 Magnum. if you plan to shoot it, buy .38 Special ammo -- it's easier on the wrist. .357 is a lengthened .38, and a revolver doesn't give a shit about case length as long as the diameter is the same. If you're really a pussy, find some .38 S&W -- .38 Special is a beefier version of that. But nobody is that much of a pussy; .357 guns are heavy as shit (as you may have noticed) and soak up the already-minuscule recoil of a .38 like it's not even there. Practice with Special, load it with full-on Magnums for defense. The 158-grain hollowpoint load is generally considered to be the best man-portable round ever. if it doesn't stop the guy, you need to call the redlegs.
To wit: My uncle once had (and may have again, he trades guns so much it's hard to keep up) a .44 Mag. One time he complained to my dad that he really liked the gun, but it was a bitch on his wrists. Dad said "Y'know you can shoot .44 Special out of that thing. It's cheaper, too."
Uncle: "HOLY SHIT WHAT?"
.357/.38 is the same way.
In short, that is a very nice gun, and don't ever sell it. Or at least sell it to me.
Bonus nerdery: .357, .38, and 9mm use the same bullets -- one measures the grooves of the rifling because it's from 1890, one is the measure of the same barrel between the lands for a marketing gimmick, and the latter is German and thus metric. Then there's 9mm Makarov, which is a Soviet shortening of the original 9mm Parabellum (9mm = 19mm case, Mak = 18mm) and .380ACP, whi
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