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Originally Posted by rubiranch
I read that the difference between the 642 and the and the 642-1 is that the -1 Smith changed the barrel and cylinder to SS to handle the +P loads.
I don't know this to be a fact.
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I believe all versions of the 642 have had steel barrels and cylinders. The initial change from no-dash to -1 was to the slightly larger frame and cylinders of the (then) new magnum-rated Js.