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S&W Revolvers: 1980 to the Present All NON-PINNED Barrels, the L-Frames, and the New Era Revolvers


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Old 05-24-2012, 02:25 PM
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Is there/was there such an animal?
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Old 05-24-2012, 07:43 PM
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I'm not a final source but the only 27's I've seen are 6 shooters. I have 2 627's that are 8 rounds.
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Yes there were

The first 8 shot carbon steel model 27s were released in 2000 as a distributor exclusive for Bangors. The prototype was a 5". The first runs were 4" and 6 1/2".

There were supposed to be followed with a run of 3 1/2" and 5" but it never went forward.





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Lew Horton picked up the slack in 2006 with runs of blue, eight shot model 27s in 3 1/2" and 5".

In 2007 he followed up with the same barrel length in nickel

The following image is one of each production variation of carbon steel, 8 shot model 27 that S&W has ever produced. All six pictured revolvers remain unfired since leaving the factory and bear the same serial number.

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Model 27-7 product codes 170166 4" blued and 170167 6 1/2" blued were made in 2000. 100 of each were made. And they were made for Bangors.
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Gentlemen, thanks.

I have my unicorn to hunt for.
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I have one of the 4 inchers from Bangors. They only made 100 of the 4 in. and 100 of the 6 inchers. They were all S&W Performance Center guns. They feature no locks, and are cut to accept 8-shot moon clips. As there were only 200 made in total they can be very hard to find.

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I have one of the Bangors Model 27-7 6-1/2 inchers I bought new in October, 1980. It is still unfired post-factory. I have tried for years to find a 4 incher to buy or trade for the longer gun, but 100 guns spread across the entire country is very slim pickings! I have toyed with the idea of having the barrel cut to 4 or 5 inches and shooting the devil out of it.
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I have one of the 4in. models that I found quite by accident. I have since seen another at a price below $1000. but must confess it did not last more than a couple of days. When I thought about it ,it was already gone.
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I found my 4" in a local gun store, didn't realize how rare it was at the time.
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