The great Model 13, 357 Magnum
The Model 13. Great 357 Magnum overshadowed by the Model 19. I have found the 4" Model 13 to point just a little better and hit a little faster than my 4" Model 19.
The 3" 13, however, shoots much better than a 2.5" model 19. The bull barrel and low profile front sight just seems to find the target better. Not near as beautiful as the classic 19, but there are reasons that the 19s are safe queens in this house.
The top is a 13-1 made in 1978 sporting Ahrends grips. The other is among my preferred carry guns: a 13-2 made in 1981 with bobbed hammer and Craig Spegel grips.
Checking the Book, found it surprising that there were no Model 13 no-dash guns. They went from a 357 Magnum version of the Model 10 to the 13-1 in 1974. Odd. I always assumed that ALL S&W model numbered guns began life as a no-dash.
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