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S&W Revolvers: 1961 to 1980 3-Screw PINNED Barrel SWING-OUT Cylinder Hand Ejectors WITH Model Numbers


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Old 07-23-2014, 07:36 PM
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....a gun stamped Model 58, non-shrouded ejector, but with an adjustable rear sight?

Not sure if this is a frankengun or not. Serial number is an S prefix, early production.

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Old 07-23-2014, 08:52 PM
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I've never seen one like that, but it sounds like it's a model 58 that someone put an adjustable rear sight on.
I've seen pictures of similarly modified guns. The most recent, as I recall, was an adjustable sight converted to a fixed sight (maybe a model 28).
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Old 07-23-2014, 09:24 PM
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Thanks- that was my thought too but the photos I have seen are not clear enough to tell about the sight being added. Probably going to pass on it.
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Old 07-23-2014, 09:34 PM
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Someone ruined a perfectly good Model 58. Pass on it by all means.
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