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Old 02-05-2016, 11:50 PM
Green Frog Green Frog is offline
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It's a J-frame gun. The fact that it's a 38 Special settles that once and for all. There are NO 38 SPL I-frame revolvers. End of discussion.

The reason you can't put J-frame Pachmayr grips on it is because of the grip safety that extends from the rear face of the grip frame... all of the regular Pachs are for the standard grip frame that lacks that extension. Perhaps Pachmayr made some grips specifically for the Centennial, but I don't know... I've never had much interest in that particular model.

There is a fair amount of interest in all of the early small frame S&Ws and those who like the hammerless models tend to do so enthusiastically. It will very likely be more valuable than a Chief's Special of similar age and condition, but how much so will depend on the interest the buyer has.

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Froggie
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