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A brace of odd Chiefs Special Model 60s
The stainless steel Chiefs bug bit me several years ago. So far, despite many attempts, I haven't found a cure for the bite.
Two recent additions to the herd are these.
For a reason I haven't yet discovered, the 55th anniversary of the Virginia State Police must have been an important milestone. S&W made 180 of these scroll engraved Model 60s with the state police logos on the side plate. (S&W also made 190 with the logos but no scroll engraving.) Each of the 370 revolvers was housed in a wooden case with a royal blue interior and the troopers logo etched on the cover.
Through 2000/2001 the S&W Performance Center made one Chiefs Special, as far as I can tell. It was this 1993 Model 60-7 3" Carry Comp target model with a ported barrel ahead of the dovetailed front sight. This was a Lew Horton limited edition of 325. It came in the contemporary standard PC blue plastic case. Badger made the laminated rosewood combat stocks with a MOP diamond inlaid on the right one. The SCSW 4th ed., identifies it on pp 433 & 443 as the ET-Comp; the seller did as well, but the seller didn't know what ET stands for. Do you?
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The stainless steel Chiefs bug bit me several years ago. So far, despite many attempts, I haven't found a cure for the bite.
Two recent additions to the herd are these.
For a reason I haven't yet discovered, the 55th anniversary of the Virginia State Police must have been an important milestone. S&W made 180 of these scroll engraved Model 60s with the state police logos on the side plate. (S&W also made 190 with the logos but no scroll engraving.) Each of the 370 revolvers was housed in a wooden case with a royal blue interior and the troopers logo etched on the cover.
Through 2000/2001 the S&W Performance Center made one Chiefs Special, as far as I can tell. It was this 1993 Model 60-7 3" Carry Comp target model with a ported barrel ahead of the dovetailed front sight. This was a Lew Horton limited edition of 325. It came in the contemporary standard PC blue plastic case. Badger made the laminated rosewood combat stocks with a MOP diamond inlaid on the right one. The SCSW 4th ed., identifies it on pp 433 & 443 as the ET-Comp; the seller did as well, but the seller didn't know what ET stands for. Do you?
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Wow.
Very nice.
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Those are really nice. I like the model 60s looks and heft. Especially like the 3".
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Through 2000/2001 the S&W Performance Center made one Chiefs Special, as far as I can tell. It was this 1993 Model 60-7 3" Carry Comp target model with a ported barrel ahead of the dovetailed front sight. This was a Lew Horton limited edition of 325. It came in the contemporary standard PC blue plastic case. Badger made the laminated rosewood combat stocks with a MOP diamond inlaid on the right one. The SCSW 4th ed., identifies it on pp 433 & 443 as the ET-Comp; the seller did as well, but the seller didn't know what ET stands for. Do you?
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The answer! Post 11.
Riddle me this, RE: Dash models & Serial # ranges
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02-03-2021, 01:43 AM
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Okay, Alan, thanks.
So "E" means stainless J-frame, and "T" means what ... "target"?
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I suppose so. But it doesn't explain why a similarly configured model 66 was named the "F Comp" and not FT. 
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02-03-2021, 12:56 PM
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Ah, ha, but all 66s were "target" models. Only a few 60s were.
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