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New to me Model 15-3
New to me 1974 Model 15-3 (NIB) with Eagle Heritage rosewood cokes. I think the M15 is one of S&W's best efforts. Think I got 5 of them now 
Sorry, I take lousy pictures
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Hold it! Is this my friend Pete, the guy that was once thinking of selling his K frames to dominate the world supply of 28’s? Beautiful gun as was the Nickel L frame you acquired not long ago. Congrats on a great purchase. I have a real affinity for nice K’s.
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You and me both
Just bought a 15-4 4” nickel with a slight blemish on the cylinder see attached, a 66-1 2.5” with Tyler grip and waiting to see if I won a bid on a 15-3 blue 2” in a few minutes ago.
All within the last two months so I have to replenish my gun money before I get more. They’re addictive and those prices were too tempting to miss out when I see similar ones going for $750 or more.
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Hold it! Is this my friend Pete, the guy that was once thinking of selling his K frames to dominate the world supply of 28’s? Beautiful gun as was the Nickel L frame you acquired not long ago. Congrats on a great purchase. I have a real affinity for nice K’s.
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I still have my eye open for another M28 
I still have yet to clean up the L frame 586 with a bit of flitz, and then give it the Rubiranch treatment with some wax
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Let me guess, you were the only bidder in that auction...
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Just bought a 15-4 4” nickel with a slight blemish on the cylinder for $400 see attached, a 66-1 2.5” with Tyler grip for $625 and waiting to see if I won a bid on a 15-3 blue 2” in a few minutes for $500.
All within the last two months so I have to replenish my gun money before I get more. They’re addictive and those prices were too tempting to miss out when I see similar ones going for $750 or more.
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Certainly some tempting prices. Below is my 15-3 X 2" with Culina osage orange combats.
The other one is a slightly modified 1973 M15-3
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I think the M15 is one of S&W's best efforts.
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I would add the Model 67 to this statement. Nice purchase OP.
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Somehow I can't seem to shake the desire for a 2" Model 15 even though a 2 1/2" 19 makes more sense.......and the 3" 66s are even more practical.
Nice catch.... my wife's house gun is a 4" 15!
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Somehow I can't seem to shake the desire for a 2" Model 15 even though a 2 1/2" 19 makes more sense.......and the 3" 66s are even more practical.
Nice catch.... my wife's house gun is a 4" 15!
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I am not real big on 2"" guns or J frames, but I do have the 15-3 X 2", and a mint 1968( D138 ) M10-5 X 2"
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Has there ever been a better revolver than the S&W K38/15 ??
I've owned this 15-4 for many years; it has the smoothest action of any of my, too many, revolvers. Admittedly, she also has many more rounds fired than any other of my revolvers.
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Somehow I can't seem to shake the desire for a 2" Model 15 even though a 2 1/2" 19 makes more sense.......and the 3" 66s are even more practical.
Nice catch.... my wife's house gun is a 4" 15!
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Yea, 2" 15's can be nice.
Funny story on this 15. Like a dummy I sold it but Mr. Smith and Mr. Wesson were smiling down on me because 6 months later the guy came in with it and I bought it back. A shipment of one to NY. NY. with factory WO/RR sights. It's a -3.
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Has there ever been a better revolver than the S&W K38/15 ??
I've owned this 15-4 for many years; it has the smoothest action of any of my, too many, revolvers. Admittedly, she also has many more rounds fired than any other of my revolvers.
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As I said in my original post, they are one of S&W's best efforts. The K38 is wonderful too. The pic below is another 15-3, and a 1950 K38.
The stocks on the 4" I bought in about 1973. They are rosewood, and went through my years as an active duty town constable
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Very nice revolver, Pete! I also love the 15's, my 4" wears smooth targets,it handles great...my 2" is great at 50 yd. gong ringing!! Looks like you are opening your horizons
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Very nice revolver, Pete! I also love the 15's, my 4" wears smooth targets,it handles great...my 2" is great at 50 yd. gong ringing!! Looks like you are opening your horizons |
You mean beyond my M28 fixation?
BTW M28 was my first revolver, and M15-3 was my second
Below is a 15-2 with Culina Italian olive grips. Grips were bought to go on a M66. I have not found one yet
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Model 15s or any K-frame for that matter.
They are all good. I have about a dozen or so K- frames and love every one of them. My current carry is actually a 4" model 67.
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The trigger pulls on my Model 15-3 and on my Model 67 - no dash, are superb. Model 15-3 is 3 pounds 2 ounces, and the Model 67 - no dash is 3 pounds 6 ounces, but I have not shot the Model 67 very much yet. They only get better.
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M15 was the Cadillac of .38s, I carried one as my issued weapon for years.
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the USAF liked the model 15 and used it for years.
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I've been told by people in the know that Robins AFB has/had a rather large stash of M-15s in storage. Same with Ft. Rucker (M-10s, Victorys, 15s etc.) even though Rucker is not known as a logistics type of facility. It would be nice if DoD would turn them loose via CMP.
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To me, the Mod 15, 4" is the "Classic" S&W. The image that first comes to mind whenever I hear Smith & Wesson mentioned.
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