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Old 05-13-2009, 09:33 PM
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Has anyone ever seen a Md 27 with a 3 1/2 inch barrel and a round butt? I would think it would have to be an after the factory job. Just curious.
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Jovino? maybe?
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I am pretty sure that all of the factory-original Model 27's were built on square butt frames.

The first production round butt N frame from S&W was the 3 inch M-24-3 .44 Special. 5,000 made in 1983 for Lew Horton.

There were a very few round butt N frames that were not authorized but were 'snuck through' the factory in under-the-table deals, like Doc 44's fixed sight, M-58-based .44 Magnum, but these won't letter and would be difficult to prove they were made that way at S&W.
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Old 03-11-2022, 04:50 PM
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Not certain but maybe.....California Bureau of Narcotics long ago might have had a special order, sorry just too long ago to be more specific.
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Jim:

I've never seen a factory 3.5" 27 that was a factory RB. I do believe that I have seen a few that have been converted. I think it is a cool conversion. If you buy the one that you're looking at, please post some photos for our enjoyment.

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How do the grooves in the backstrap look?
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