Several years ago I bought a 4 inch Model 14 in a pawnshop. Paid a bit more than I should have at the time by about $50. Realized after I bought it that the original four inchers didn't have a patridge front sight, but mine did. Oops, barrel cut and recrowned, but the cut and crown looked factory. Oh, well, win some lose some, I thought. Later on, I got curious and did some research. I do believe, based on what I have found out so far, is that I have a former LAPD gun form during the time when they were switching from the six inch Model 14 to the four inch Model 15, and this was one that the PD armorer cut and recrowned for a LEO that didn't want to give up his Model 14. Still trying to nail that down specifically. Either way, I have a 4 inch Model 14 that shoots like a dream, and that I bought for the then outrageous price of $200. Give it a few years, and your gun may very well turn into a similar type bargain. Remember what we say, you don't pay too much, you just pay too soon.