Thread: Dad's Old Gun - RG38 - German Made

Dad's Old Gun - RG38 - German Made

We had Thanksgiving at my parents house and somehow got on the subject of old guns.

Daddy produced a gun that had been in a leather holster for, I guess, 10 years. The leather had stuck to the revolver and when I first looked, I said, "Crap Dad, have you ever cleaned this thing - he didn't even remember having it.

His house gun is a Ruger P85 and it looked maintained. I took the old gun home and gave it a thorough cleaning - it cleaned up pretty good (I wish I had taken a "before" pic)

From my research, so far, it appears to be held in pretty low esteem by many. However, the ones I've come across so far have been blued, this one appears to be stainless steel.

Here are some details: On the left side of the barrel is stamped ROHM GMBR SONTHEIM/BRENZ. Beneath that is stamped (centered) CAL 38 SPEZIAL (yep, with a Z).

On the right side of the barrel is stamped MADE IN GERMANY.

I think the hand grip is plastic (wood grained). At the top on the left grip is a stamp, RG38, and on the right is a stamp "ROHM".

I weighed it, and empty, it weighs 2 lbs. Should be mild recoil with 38 Specials. It holds six rounds.

I read that pre-1968 RG38s have no serial number, but this gun was one on the bottom of the frame beneath the grips - 902xx. So, I guess this one was made after 1968.

Here are some pics:







I'm looking forward to shooting it with 38 Spls, no +P.

Any know anything about this old gun?

Hack

Hack, nice revolver. I would clean and oil it and see how it fires. I used to use those 38+ in my .357 and also a Charter Arms snub nose. Good luck shooting it.

Sorry I don't have any info to help you out, but it looks like a cool little piece.

Neat..............lol he didn't remember having it