It would be no surprise if the gun is out of time, but if the chambers line up with the barrel in normal operation (no "turning" the cylinder by hand), it should be safe. 38 Special had been developed by S&W and there was no way in Hades Colt was going to put that caliber on their guns, so they just left the "D.A. Later, Colt decided to modify their guns to accept the. service cartridge from 1892 to 1909, and early S&W M&P models were marked ".38 S&W Special and U.S. 38 Special but with a shorter case (1.03") than the. 38 Long Colt, a cartridge with the same case diameter as the. 45 Colt Single Action Artillery Model revolvers and the development of the Colt Model 1911 Automatic pistol.No, it was made originally for the. 38 Colt led to the re-introduction of the. arm sidearm during the Spanish American War and the Philippine Insurrection until the need for a harder hitting cartridge than the. was adopted by the Army to replace the Colt Single Action Cavalry Model revolver. The holster flap is stamped with a barely legible unit marking and rack number. The back of the holster is stamped "ROCK ISLAND/ARSENAL/1905". The revolver is complete with a russet leather. "1992" is penciled on the inside of each grip. The serial number, "7222" is stamped on the cylinder latch, inside of the frame, inside of the crane and on the bottom of the barrel. Traces of the script "RAC" sub-inspection mark are visible on the lower right side of the grip. The lower left side of the grip is stamped with the faintly visible date "1892" above an illegible script Ordnance final inspection mark. A "P" proof mark is stamped on the rear face of the cylinder and "K" Colt sub-inspection marks are stamped on the cylinder latch and frame. Carr is stamped on the left rear of the frame, rear face of the cylinder, and the underside of the barrel. The "R.A.C." sub-inspection mark of Ordnance inspector Rinaldo A. 38" is roll-stamped on the left side of the barrel. The top of the barrel is roll-stamped with the early, two-line legend that consists of the Hartford address and 18 patent dates.
The revolver butt is roll-stamped "U.S./ARMY/MODEL/1892/No. The ejector rod has a casehardened finish.
The trigger and top of the hammer have a fire blue finish and the sides of the hammer are polished bright. The revolver has the Colt high polish blue finish on the barrel, cylinder and frame. This is a desirable example of a very fine U.S.
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