I guess if you're lookin' you'll find em.
On my way home from my pawn shop I stopped in another.
They advertised 500 GUNS IN STOCK. WhOa, 500 guns.

But, only one nice Smith. A 337-1 Ti.

I looked it over. Especially the face of the Ti cylinder.
There are no striations or evidence of harsh cleaning.
Read the warning below.





Anyway, I'm just about sold on it when I open the cylinder and there
is the serial prefix.
CDT. Wow, Those were my brothers initials.
Christopher Dean Trosper.
He just passed away in November at age 64.

So I buy the gun.
Here are the pictures of IT (Ti) and the other modern scarce J frames.


















With early J round target stocks.






The symbol for Titanium.








Yes, it's alright to use +P in this one.







My 317 no dash, forged parts , 1997.







The stainless cousin 60-4 from late 1993. BPM serial.






The 631 2 inch. 32 MAGNUM .190 made in 1990. BEY serial.













Little group shot.








Instruction sheet for the 337 Ti, gun.



















Commonwealth of Massachussets required paperwork for guns 3in. or less.
The funny thing is, the barrel on this 337 is 3.2 in. long.






Regards
Allen Frame

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What a fantastic find! That Ti has great lines with that barrel length and I'll bet it will be a great carry piece at that weight. Enjoy!

I would be interested in how it handles when you get a chance to give it some range time.

However...I still like your 60-4 (since I was lucky enough to recently acquire one myself).

It's all good!

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This looks like a nice pistol, maybe state of the art by todays standards. Compared to a lot of the collectors on this forum I am a novice. However I also own a 60-4 as well as other handguns, I have shot many I do not own also. It seems to me that the 60-4 for me is just outright awesome in my hands when it comes to ease of accuracy since I do not shoot as often as I would like,comfort,side holster carry. When I do shoot this it seems like I cant miss. I feel this model is underated at least. Nice to see others out there.

That is a really cool looking Smith .
Three inch J frames are some of my favorites especially the older 3" square butts ,

That 3" 38 Ti must weigh close to that 317 which is CRAZY light.
Shooting it must feel like a firecracker going off in your hand!

Looks in great condition. Almost like it was never shot. You have a real find there, congratulations.
Frank.

Great gun Allen!
They're a cool carry revolver, this one is a constant companion in my day pack on the trail. The ammo weighs about as much as the gun!



It's sporting a set of cut-down smooth "banana" stocks.

Pretty snappy recoil but not excessive. The only downside about a 3 inch J frame is findin' a holster.

You have a great collection of fine revolvers!

GF

Very awesome find! Quite a nice addition to a great collection.

Hmmm, I could swear I saw one for sale somewhere around this very forum.

Congratulations on the find, Allen. Very nice gun!

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Even older, even crankier....

You sir have one epic collection.

Also, whomever is in your will is one lucky ***.

I have the 342PD Ti and they ARE crazy light, 9 oz empty but jump to 11 oz loaded!!!!! The ammo weight makes it almost too heavy.... LOL...