I found this 3" barrel Taurus 65 chambered in .357 at a local pawn shop, priced under $300.00, so I had to take it home. I have owned and sold several Smith 65's, but the price and condition of this Taurus was too good to leave for someone else. According to Taurususa.com. it was made in 1992. As best I can tell, Taurus no longer offers the model 65, and only offers 3-inch barrels on their 5-shot models.
I believe the older Taurus models to be of much better quality than some of the new ones, and hope to have this one for a long time to come.