A -3 would very likely not be a new-production piece. Inventory of those frames and other parts is long since depleted. If I were a betting man, I would wager that it is a 686-3 Classic Hunter with a Combat stock. It has Classic Hunter equipment - a black ramp front sight and unfluted cylinder - and it is a -3, which they were. If I were at my office PC, I could post a photo of my 686 Classic Hunter and the stocks would be the sole visible difference. Anyone else with one can do the same.
I'd love to see the box label.
Ed
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