Sam Houston National Cemetery (10 miles from my home) along with two of his sons, one of whom was killed in WWII and the other wounded during the Korean war. Lemuel Boren died in Kerrville, Texas, in 1961 (20 miles from my home) and is buried at Ft. He fought in the Mexican Border war, joined the US Army, and served in WWI before retiring in 1934.
In 1901, after Spain surrendered in the Philippines, he was mustered out and joined the Constabulary and served for 9 years.īoren met and married a Texas gal and moved to Texas where he joined the Texas National Guard. His records showed that he was born in Tennessee, went to the Philippines with the Tennessee Guard. This totally convinced me that the Colt was his service gun while at the Constabulary.
I ordered copies of his file and found a picture of him as well as his service record. Using my computer, I discovered that Boren had sent his Constabulary records to the University of Oregon where many American officers who also served in the Philippine Constabulary had given their records. 22 Pistol from 1930-1946.Well, that was just the beginning. 22 Revolvers and Pistols, Winchester and Underwood M1 Carbines, Colt Ace. Col., USA, who was the inspector for Smith & Wesson. P.S.a little trivia: The "GHD" after "US PROPERTY" is the Military Inspector's mark for Guy H. "Victory" Models are getting collectable, and will only go up in value.and your friend's is in great condition, I'd say about 90+%. I'd suggest that your friend hang on to this revolver and keep it just as it is. Model (if without British proofmarks), and in remarkable condition.Īfter WWII, many of these were sold as surplus to various distributors & wholesalers who converted the. Your friend's "Victory" appears to be all original, a U.S. Military, the Post Office (railroad mail car guards), defense plant gate guards, etc. 38 S&W were shipped to Great Britain under Lend Lease. 's not WWI, it's WWII and what you have is a Smith & Wesson "Victory" Model.basically a "no frills" version of the S&W Military & Police (pre-Model 10), manufactured for Uncle Sam during WWII.Īpproximately 240,000 were made from 1942 to 1945, and it should have a "V" serial number prefix. No need to apologize for the photos.they're fine!
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