38 Spl. Smith & Wesson Victory Model Military & Police revolver ... police department and stamped “P.D. St. Clair Shores” on the backstrap. It was assigned to my father, Chief Harvey E.
What You Need to Know: The Smith & Wesson Model 39, inspired by the German Walther P-38, became the first American nine-millimeter pistol used by U.S. Navy SEALs during the Vietnam War.