See if you can get a shot of a Miroku MK38. They are basically the same gun without going into too much detail. As far as i know they're still all made by Miroku anyway till you get to the posh stuff which is Belgian. Even if you like upgraded wood and emgraving ive seen a few grade 3 38's that are quite nice.
I have a 30" 38 with the teague chokes and love it. To me its much nicer than my old 425 that i use for knocking around the woods or my friends 725.
Cheers
Dave