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The ultimate 3" picture thread. More three inch madness.
Greetings fellow Smithophiles.
Much has been discussed recently about the perfection that is 3" Smiths.
The 10s,13s,65s, 66s,547s,686s,696s,24s,624s,27s,657s, 625s.
And even the J frames with their full length ejector rods get the nod.
Everybody loves them. Everybody wants them.
They are cool and look bad A**.
To qualify for this thread it has to be a Smith and Wesson
between 3.0"s and 3.975"s.
Js, Ks, Ls, Ns, and X frames are all welcome.
So let's do this. Post pictures of all your Three inchers.
Edited September 2nd. 2011. Here is a group shot of all current 3in. Smiths.
Reallt didn't know I had this many. I may need psychotherapy. ..... Nah.
N frames.........................
K , L , and J frames added.
P.C. 460 with 3 1/2 in. barrel.
Two 696s.
A pair of 3.125" 66-5s.
Factory ported 66-3 F-comp and 66-4.
A 65-3, 13-2, and a 547.
A pair of N frame 357 magnums flanking a nickel 27-2.
And here shoehorned between the 357 magnums and the 44s' is a newly acquired 657.
A 624, nickeled 24-3 ,and a 629-4 cut to 3.8"s.
My personal favorites, the 625s' a -3 45acp, and the -7s in 45 Colt.
A pair of N round buffalo horn grips on the 625-7.
Regards
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Holy ****! I would be thrilled to have even a 1/3 of that collection. By the way, great job on the photos.
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Here is my 624 3 inch. Need to take pics of the 657
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Nice pics & nice guns Allen-frame.
Here's a couple more 3 inchers.
Top is a 629-4 3".
Bottom is a 624ND 3".
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Couldn't pull up your address in your profile so I could report you to the loonie patrol so I could confiscate them weapons and cure you of your sickness  !
Love them all but them 27's and your chopped 28 really do something for me.
Please tell me you have a Ft. Knox bolted to your floor with 4K lbs. of weight inside, a pack of hungry and mistreated Pitbulls/Rotweillers inside and a very good security system for them beauties.
Absolutely beautiful collection!
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Where's Toroflow ?, he has the best collection of 3 inch N-frames I've ever seen. 
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I don't think 3 inch S&W revolvers exist...least not on the local market. I've looked for weeks on two auction sites looking at literally hundreds of photos, looking on this site and a couple others. There are none out there. YOU guys have them all. If you do run across one, someone has already bought it and it's always a "pending funds" scenario. Maybe they're all on Fantasy Island.
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I want to play......
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I'll post the same ol' ones I have
64 NY-1
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Some truly beautiful revolvers. Thanks for posting them!
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Here's my 3" 24 Lew Horton .44 Special. The action was done by Andy Cannon and the grips are from Guy Hogues shop from back in the day when he had the custom shop and you sent him a tracing of your hand and made the grips himself one at a time. Sorry my pics aren't up to snuff but at night I don't have any good lighting!
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What a timely thread as I'm patiently waiting for the 3" 64-3 that I won on GB to arrive.
It was purchased as a project gun, after a quick tune up the plan is to give it a high polished finish and some nice grips. I was leaning towards boot grips but that may change after seeing this thread.
Beautiful guns guys, thanks for sharing...
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High on my want list is a 3" 625
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Here's mine a Model 13-3 in nickel.
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I'm probably gonna get in trouble for this.....but it IS a 3 inch and it's 1980 to present.....
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3" barrels have long been my favorite. I have a 3" heavy barrel M36, 2 -3" M60 .357's, a 3" M317 & a new 3" M63 but since my laptop is currently swallowing it's backside every time I try to load a picture or forward anything no pic's. 
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My one lonely 3-inch, a 29-3. Action by 300 Gunsmithing Services in Denver (anybody remember them?) Finish is matte nickle.
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Ladder13, You're my hero...
Here's something I don't think I've shown off here before, and technically it's not on the list... an I frame Model 30...
And my 66 and 64...
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Not as purdy as those posted, but it's a 3"er. John
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This is my contribution a (1977) S&W 63-1, 3".
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My three-inchers...65-3 & 65-6.
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Inspiring thread, I really like that scratched up 625 Allen-frame!
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why are 3" barrel so popular?
why are 3" barrels so popular? I'm a 1911 guy getting hooked on revolvers and I find myself wanting the 3" sw-686 and 3" sw-60 and I don't know why. someone explain this?
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They carry well, conceal well, handle well, point well, and eject spent cases far better than any 2" gun. YMMV
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Love those 3-inch barrels, especially the "rare and unusual" ones!
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Here is my S&W M60, .357 mag, 3 inch, with wood grips. This is the sweetest revolver I have ever put in my hand.
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This 624 Lew Horton Special is one of my favorites:
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I cheated with two 2 1/2 inch guns thrown in. I'm still trying for the most posted picture on the forum. Pictured below are: Model 66s (3), Model 65, Model 64, Model 13, Model 547, and a lone Diamondback. Six of the eight are three inch guns.
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Guys, I've just had a chance to look into this thread after posting it the
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Rollin'Hot, I see what you mean, that P.C. V-Comp is awesome.
And the Spegel grips are inspiring.
Speaking of Spegel grips, where is Smithnut?
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Guys, I've just had a chance to look into this thread after posting it the
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Rollin'Hot, I see what you mean, that P.C. V-Comp is awesome.
And the Spegel grips are inspiring.
Speaking of Spegel grips, where is Smithnut?
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Thanks Alllen, I will post more pics tomorrow!
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My massive collection of 3"-ers... my eight year old 696 and month old 63 - both with ready ammo:
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This one holds a special place in my heart... my first gun, bought shortly after the L.A. riots.
It has been at my bedside every night since I bought it, and I will never part with it.
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