Just acquired a 681-3 from my shooting buddy that has to be one of the Grail of S&Ws. He knows I have a weakness for fixed sight Smiths especially when they shoot good so he casually mentioned that he had a PD marked 681 he might be interested in selling. We shot it and it was dead on with my "play" loads (38 Special 158gr LSWC ~ 920fps). After 2 cylinder fulls I handed him the very reasonable price he asked and put the gun in my bag. After I got home and started cleaning it I found that it was a 681-3 CRPD 38 SPECIAL revolver. Marked on the barrel 38 S&W Special cartridge and the cylinder is shorter and chambered for the 38 Special. Reading the write up on the gun only 460 were ever made and were made for the ConRail Police Department.
Since I value my friends more than any gun I called him up and told him what it was and offered to undo the deal if he wanted it back. His reply was that he knew it was rare just not how rare and that he was perfectly satisfied with our deal.
Life is Good
Chip King
Last edited by chipking; 03-18-2013 at 01:21 PM.
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