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01-24-2017, 01:04 AM
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Model 19-3 8 3/8 bbl?
Saw advertised a model 19-3 in 38 S&W with an advertised 8 1/4 inch bbl...(8 3/8 I assume) I didn't know S&W put out an 8 3/8 in a model 19...special order?
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01-24-2017, 01:14 AM
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More likely someone who doesn't know what they are selling.
Never heard of one in 38 S&W either
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01-24-2017, 02:50 AM
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Sounds to me like someone is misreading a 14-3 stamp as a 19-3, and leaving off "special" after 38 S&W
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01-24-2017, 08:06 AM
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I have seen at least one model 19 with an 8 3/8" model 14 barrel installed - easy enough to ask the seller if the cylinder fully seats a .357 but I suspect bruner1981 is correct.
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01-24-2017, 03:24 PM
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I emailed the seller, it is a 38 special but clearly marked mod 19-3
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06-12-2017, 02:45 PM
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19-3 38 special with 8-3/8" barrel, blued
Posting for my boss, who doesn't even know how to turn a pc on!
While he was at a local gun show this past weekend he realized that he may have something quite "special" in his collection.
He's sure it's a 19-3 38 Special with 8-3/8" barrel.
Serial number is 4K3xxxx
I have spent the majority of the morning trying to locate information on this - hard task, I tell ya!
I've attached a photo for reference. Any information I can get is much appreciated!!
Thanks,
R
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06-12-2017, 02:55 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by TrippJ
He's sure it's a 19-3 38 Special with 8-3/8" barrel.
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I've never seen a Model 19 without an under lug. I think that's a photo of a Model 14; or a Model 14 barrel on a Model 19 frame.
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According to the 4th Edition only one single Model 19 was ever produced in 8 3/8.
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06-12-2017, 02:56 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by TrippJ
He's sure it's a 19-3 38 Special with 8-3/8" barrel.
Serial number is 4K3xxxx
I have spent the majority of the morning trying to locate information on this - hard task, I tell ya!
Any information I can get is much appreciated!!
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That is a fun gun. I would suspect that the 8.375" barrel is off a Model 14 mounted on a Model 19 frame, as it does not have the tell-tale Model 19 barrel that shrouds the extractor rod. It does look to have the longer 357 Mag cylinder. A couple of photos of the back of the cylinder would confirm, as it would be a recessed cylinder if it was a 357 and a non recessed/flat cylinder if it is a 38 special. It also could be a mismarked Model 14 frame (not all that uncommon). As one who has collected S&Ws for a long time, I can say that nothing is impossible with S&Ws. The saying goes that if someone really wanted something, knew someone at the factory and was willing to pay for it, S&W would make it. However, I can tell you with reasonable certainty that an 8.375" model 19 in 38 S&W Special was never a cataloged item.
The only way to know for certain is to request a letter from the S&W Historical Society. Cost is $75 and it takes a few weeks. There is a link to the form somewhere in the "downloads" section of this Forum.
Good luck,
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06-12-2017, 02:58 PM
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Thanks RK!
First thing boss had me do today was print off a request letter, it's already in the mail. We will get to the bottom of this, and I'll pass on what we find out!
Thanks again for such a speedy reply!
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There's been one on GB. It's a 19 frame with 14 long tube screwed into it as you would expect.
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06-12-2017, 03:42 PM
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Considering this addition by the original poster --
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Originally Posted by captstan
I emailed the seller, it is a 38 special but clearly marked mod 19-3
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I see nothing inconsistent with it being a Model 14 that was miss-stamped Model 19. More likely the seller is reading the 4 as a 9. Either way it has no special collector value.
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Originally Posted by TrippJ
Thanks RK!
First thing boss had me do today was print off a request letter, it's already in the mail. We will get to the bottom of this, and I'll pass on what we find out!
Thanks again for such a speedy reply!
-R
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About a dozen more photos would be nice!
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