I have a Model 64 with that is DAO (bobbed hammer, etc.) and supposedly it is a factory job. Anybody know if that service was really offered on 64s and, if so, does it add or detract from the value of the gun?
I picked up a couple of them a few years back when J&G Sales had them for about $225 each, I wish I'd bought several more. One of them gets carried off duty in a shoulder holster quite a bit these days, the trigger is about as good as it gets. I have 6 or 7 K-frames, and they all have good DA triggers, but this one was apparently shipped as a DAO gun, and it's better than the rest.
All of the Brinks Security orders in Ohio are/were DA M64's. Technically not "DAO" as one could (with a lot of finagling) cock the hammer. I have one of the last ones, part of an unsold overrun from the armorer's last order when Brinks went to semi-autos in 2007. And a snubby to boot!
I have a Model 64 with that is DAO (bobbed hammer, etc.) and supposedly it is a factory job. Anybody know if that service was really offered on 64s and, if so, does it add or detract from the value of the gun?
Yes, allot of these were made to order by S&W for various police departments. Just a few years ago, JG sold off hundreds of these police trade in's cheap. My buddies and I bought 16 ourselves. The price and quality was that good.