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Model 66 No Dash Question
I just picked up a 4" model 66 no dash with a round butt. Is this uncommon? All of the early model 66 I've seen have a sq butt however I see and learn new things here everyday. Serial # 8K182xx. Does have S.C. LED stamped on trigger guard which I have no idea if a department gun or placed there by an officer. Never seen a Law Department Gun stamped on trigger guard either. Any information would be appreciated
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05-30-2017, 04:21 AM
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Likely a 4" barrel swapped onto a 2.5" model 66 frame, if the grooved rear grip frame is intact (the grooves would not be sharp all the way down to the bottom if a square butt frame was ground down to RB contours). No idea about the trigger guard stamping but someone here has probably seen it before. Cool gun.
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Could be South Carolina "Law Enforcement Division".. Kinda like the state FBI???
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Could be South Carolina "Law Enforcement Division".. Kinda like the state FBI???
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I'm sure that's what the stamping stands for. So far after talking to a couple of agents, the last revolver they remember being issued was the mod 15, but there were divisions that used different weapons. I'm wondering if this is a factory stamp, armory stamp, or someone had added. Very nicely done, but I've never seen one on the trigger guard
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Very nice. Uncommon but it wouldn't be the first special order S&W did for LE.
Are there any stamps on the cylinder (V, R, etc.) and the left side of the grip frame?
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05-30-2017, 11:37 AM
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Could be South Carolina "Law Enforcement Division".. Kinda like the state FBI???
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I thought the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division was abbreviated "SLED".
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I thought the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division was abbreviated "SLED".
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It is, but I know this gun has been owned by at least one "SLED" agent. Trying to track that person down to see who stamped the gun
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Back in 1979, I bought a 4" blue M19 and round butted it. Used it at the police academy to qualify Expert. The round butt revolvers fit my hand better. Wish I still had it. Ex-wife wound up with it.
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Very nice. Uncommon but it wouldn't be the first special order S&W did for LE.
Are there any stamps on the cylinder (V, R, etc.) and the left side of the grip frame?
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There is a V on cylinder and C15, G2, and what appears to be C1 on left frame
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