[Jeff Chandler]

The painting shows him using a revolver but he actually used one of these:

[DeoVindiceSicSemperTyrannis]

Of course sensational paintings like that never really go in for accuracy. lol. Nice pic. Would love to try shooting that one.

[giant sable]

Jeff:

Yep. Fabrique National, chambered in .38. My father had the identical gun in .32, which he used for espionage work after WWII. Said he always liked it because it was reliable, small and thin (no lump under a suit jacket), and no sights (so it didn’t snag in the holster or pocket).

Proves once again that John Moses Browning, who designed it (like most everything else), was one of the most consequential figures of the last century.