Bringing this back up with am added tid bit

back in the olden days of 1985, S&W got permission from a distributor (unnamed) to sell 100 624 3" guns to the employees. Employee price $294.50 including Federal Excise Tax

Also available was the 686 2 1/2" at $214.46 including FET

These were desirable and the company held a lottery to see who could buy one!