I will be putting this one in the "keeper pile" for sure. Mike, thanks for all that great info. Something else a little strange about this gun is at the same show where I bought this one, another dealer had one just like it in the 90000 SN. range.His gun was barrel marked the way the book says it's supposed to. I was just wondering could this be one of those cases where the factory "found" some 6" barrels already marked S&W 38 mil and decided to use them up on these early guns.But that seems strange since Handejectors gun is in the 100,000 SN. range.