TyJBar Posted November 30, 2022 Share #1 Posted November 30, 2022 What type of pistol would the navy pilots carry in their SV-2 vests during Vietnam. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
majormadmax Posted November 30, 2022 Share #2 Posted November 30, 2022 Per this, a .38 snub nose revolver... https://airandspace.si.edu/collection-objects/survival-vest-type-sv-2b-united-states-navy/nasm_A19790206000 The US Air Force carried the Smith & Wesson M13 Survival Revolver... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hink441 Posted November 30, 2022 Share #3 Posted November 30, 2022 More than likely they were issued S&W Victory revolvers. We used them into the late 1980s. Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TyJBar Posted December 2, 2022 Author Share #4 Posted December 2, 2022 On 11/30/2022 at 5:01 AM, hink441 said: More than likely they were issued S&W Victory revolvers. We used them into the late 1980s. Chris Thanks for the reply. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMT500E Posted December 3, 2022 Share #5 Posted December 3, 2022 Smith marketed these to the general public for years as a Model 10 - 38. special First introduced in US in 1899 and is a standard among double action service revolvers still although discontinued from manufacturing some time ago. Issued to Army Navy and Marines to some degree or other thru the years. Air Focre was the S&W M 15 I think Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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