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Originally Posted by DrMark
Remember that S&W is a for-profit company. Sometimes they only make a few hundred of something because they perceive a small demand.
Rarity won't drive the price up if there aren't many people that want the rare item.
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This was not a S&W product.
The revolvers in question were a Distributor Exclusive offering.
Bangers commissioned the special run. They ordered 100 of the 4" and 100 of the 6 1/2" to be produced in 2000. They were supposed to follow up with 100 3 1/2" and 100 5" in 2001 but those never came to be.
In-fact the entire 8 shot, 357Magnum concept was originally a Distributor Exclusive offering from Lew Horton back in 1997. Only 300 were ever to be produced.
The concept was so successful that it became a standard S&W product.