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Rather Unusual Model 15-3, 6" Nickel (pic heavy)
Found this yesterday at a local gun shop.
Rather interesting.
Not only a 6" Nickel, but one with a White outline rear sight and a Red Post front sight.
Ever see one like this?
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10-11-2009, 10:40 PM
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Nice score - you need to letter that one!
Does it have the "N" stamps?
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10-11-2009, 10:44 PM
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Yes, N stamps where they belong.
Also stamped on both the cylinder (under the star) and on the inside of the extractor star is a rather large "38". I couldn't get a picture of either "38".
Here are some closeups:
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10-11-2009, 10:53 PM
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I'll bet you ten bucks that was made for an Employee of S&W.
PURDY!
Nice pics too
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10-11-2009, 11:06 PM
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Yep- looks righteous. Good lick.
Nothing I see bothers me. I really want to see it next month.
That one does need to be lettered, but I wonder if it is that time period of records Roy can't get to.
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10-12-2009, 05:30 AM
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Wow that is a great looking model 15. I'm glad you found it. Some guns just need to go to collectors. If I had bought it I couldn't resist shooting it.
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10-12-2009, 11:10 AM
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In my humble opinion thats a no shooter. Please let us
know what the letter has to offer. Don
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Great gun!!! The nickel is nice, but I have always liked the red post front sight.
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10-12-2009, 12:11 PM
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Thanks guys, I am pretty excited about it myself.
I got a better picture of the "38" on the cylinder. Anyone seen this type of marking before?
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No, I have not seen that 38 mark.
Just for laughs, try a 357 in it.
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Great looking Smith and a great find. I will have to admit that I never knew that a six inch barrel could be had on a model 15. I thought they were all 4 inch and the model 14 was the six inch gun. Learn something new here every day!
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Quote:
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Great looking Smith and a great find. I will have to admit that I never knew that a six inch barrel could be had on a model 15. I thought they were all 4 inch and the model 14 was the six inch gun. Learn something new here every day!
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I'm wondering the same thing. Just what is the diff between that 6in Mod. 15 and a 6in Mod.14?
The 15 almost always has a ramp front sight and a 14 almost always has a front as shown.
Or is this just another case of a pre-marked K-frame with the 'wrong' barrel?
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That gun looks righteous to me as well. I would love to see the results of a letter. I would say that it's a mis-marked 14, but the model 14 was never offered in nickel. The red-post front sight is factory. I have an 8 3/8" model 17-3 that has one. My guess is that this gun is a special order of some type. I think that was easier to do back then. Nice snag!
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Well, Roy dates it to March of 1975. I guess that means no letter for me, as I am pretty sure 1975 is in the middle of the date range he doesn't have access to.
I am still interested in what the "38" was for. I suppose it could be denoting the caliber, but I would have thought that was obvious.
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