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Originally Posted by tennexplorer
As a 15-3, I bet it started life as a 2" barrel gun. Look at the rear sight. It extends all the way to the front end of the frame. The rear sight on that revolver is longer than the standard K-frame rear sight. Also the top of the frame at the front is squared off like the 2". It is even more square than a 14. It may have been a special order but the frame started out being intended as a 2".
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Nice catch. I was thinking the same thing based on the rear sight length and lack of step down of the frame toward the barrel.
Here's my 2" Mdl 15 that was converted to a 4" Smolt; looks similar.
