3rd Service Command summer of 42 Fort Meade Maryland, do believe Meade was among other things obviously, a regional entrance station.

So how does if differ from the Type 1?

He is in the Regimental History in a number of places.  On the page where you can download the book is a search bar.  There were three "Robertsons" in the unit, so you have to cull through the 23 results.     The chapter he wrote looks like it starts on page 344...Chapter XI.  It appears he wrote more than just that.   This is the picture that is a CDV...Carte de visite:     And here is something fun about going back in time:   https://tubitv.com/tv-shows/200255746/s01-e24-long-live-walter-jameson?start=true&tracking=google-feed&utm_source=google-feed  

Great post David, and a gorgeous Iron Guard. With those detailed pictures it’s not hard to tell a fake from a original.   Best Martin  

He is asking alot, but from what I have seen looks to be in the ball park of what shops are asking for them.

I had one a little earlier than this one but was RS inspected…. IMHO it’s all correct, probably close to 90% condition. Hopefully the price is negotiable…. $2750-$2800 sounds better.   A decent early Colt for sure.

Charlie, thank you for the reminder on Mr. William's article.  I will dig it out and re-read.     Below is another 2" Victory model that aligns with the DSC comment made above.  This one, V648958, shipped to Sheriff Flournoy of Caddo Parish, Louisiana as one of six 2" revolvers in the shipment.  Another one of these surfaced a few years ago.   

Interesting stuff on here. I found an unfinished ega at and antique store. Can someone please help me identify and approximate date?

Hello Lyle:   You have posted another great Victory, and a very rare one at that.   Kevin Williams, a member here, wrote the definitive article on the 2 inch Victory Model revolvers.  It was entitled "A Reappraisal of the 2 Inch Victory Model" and was published in the Journal of the Smith & Wesson Collectors Association a few years ago.  I commend it to you and others seeking information on the 2 inch guns.  Nothing written since then has surpassed it.   On your question as to survivors of the Fort Mason shipment of 300 guns, the Victory Model Database records only 15 examples that have come to my attention over the past quarter century.  Doubtless there are others in collections or stuffed into sock drawers somewhere.  But with only 15 known examples that makes for a paltry 5% survival rate.   What was the intended use of the 2 inch guns?  No firm evidence has ever surfaced to my knowledge.  2 inch guns are designed to be concealable, of course, so it would seem that the likely military users would have been couriers and Military Intelligence types (MI and CIC).   A few other small groups of 2 inch Victory revolvers were made during WW2.  The largest group were those shipped in 1944-45 under authorization of the Defense Supplies Corporation.  Those guns went largely to civilian law enforcement agencies.  Another small group (40 units) shipped to the Navy in late 1942.  Four units went to a Navy contractor in the aviation industry and a handful went to bigwigs like Harold Wesson, legendary shooter Ed McGivern,  and the Chief of Ordnance.   Here below is a pic I had handy of the 2 inch Fort Mason shipped Victory in my own collection.  It is serialed V176949.   Regards, Charlie  

Thanks for that. It’s always good to hear personal touches about these things we love to collect. Makes a cheap beat-up thing like this cap priceless. Ok, maybe not priceless, but certainly makes picking it up worth it.  mikie