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Old 10-19-2018, 11:21 PM
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My plethora of Smiths mostly pre-date the 2nd world war so bear with me.
I picked up a target sighted Mod 60 .357 from my local FFL that I won on Proxibid for cheap to keep in the truck (since it's a post-lock gun).
I have a -4 and -10 target in the safe, by the way and previously let a -15 go. :-(
Anyway, it was listed as a 60-14, so I assumed that was a typo. Well, I picked it up today and it's indeed a -14 and not a -15 as I thought it should be. The 'Bible' says the -14 was the 2" Ladysmith version and the -15 was the 3" target version. Do I have a rare oddity or simply a mistake?
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Anyone else seen a 60-14 3" target?
Here's a pic of the yoke along with a group shot of my 60-4, 60-10 and target 317.
I think I'll swap the barrel on the 60-14 stamped gun to a new 2" from what was probably an Ashland 60 target just for fun.
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I've never seen a M60-14 that was a 3-inch target, then again, miss marked guns are not uncommon and rarely add value.
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Old 10-20-2018, 11:54 AM
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Can we get a pic? Sounds like a cool gun.
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I am very fond of the Chief's Special Target in all of it variations


Is there any chance that you have the box? You did not mention it so I am guessing that is probably a no.

If you do not have the box, you might want to call Smith and Wesson with the serial number and ask for the 6 digit product code. That will answer many questions.
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No, I don't have the box. It came from a Proxibid auction from AZ.
Some moron scratched out the external SN stamp below the cylinder window, so I had to draw file and polish that out. They didn't touch the 'official' yoke SN. The SN is also stamped on the side of the grip frame. Maybe this was a police order that requested the extra SN stampings like some of the NY guns?
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Is there any chance that you have the box? You did not mention it so I am guessing that is probably a no.

If you do not have the box, you might want to call Smith and Wesson with the serial number and ask for the 6 digit product code. That will answer many questions.
Goodness that is one sexy and balanced piece of steel hardware! I bet it points about as good as my ol' 1911 Commander does as well... I'd hip carry that!
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AFAIK, those factory combats are worth quite a bit of money. If that's what they are.
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My Model 69 w/ KB grips. Never fired.
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Enjoyed this tread so much I dug my 60-10 to carry along for first bird hunt of season. Lots of handy things a 357 can add to a woods trip........wk


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Enjoyed this tread so much I dug my 60-10 to carry along for first bird hunt of season. Lots of handy things a 357 can add to a woods trip........wk


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Can't make out the birds in that photo. They are...?
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