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Originally Posted by RGNewell
I was really making an educated guess at it being a target model using deductive reasoning.
It has target hammer and target grips. It seams a combat model would have a shorter barrel and combat grips, and a standard model would not have the TT, RR, WO or target grips.
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Exactly. Prior to model designations the terms "Target" and Military" were used to designate whether an arm had fixed sights or adjustable, i.e. .45 Target Model of 1950. But post-model designation it wasn't necessary because the model number gave us that information (and like all things S&W, that is not an absolute, just a guideline - we know that there are fixed sight and adjustable sight variations of the Model 19 for instance).
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To the OP - I really think that you are over-thinking this - a 686 is a 686 is a 686. Certain features will affect value/price.