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S&W 66-2 Secret Service 3"
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08-09-2009, 10:52 PM
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I do not know the answers to your questions but I sure like the looks of that gun.
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08-09-2009, 11:57 PM
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I'm like bamabiker, I don't know anything about it, but I dig it!
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08-10-2009, 12:00 AM
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Nice find.
You need to mail off for a factory letter on this one.
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08-10-2009, 12:33 AM
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It looks to me like the gun was used by the Secret Service uniform division. The Secret Service has agents and a uniform division. The uniform division guards buildings such as the White House, US Mint and others.
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Okay,,,,,
I didn't quite get a good view of the gun ,,could you post a few more pictures??
Joking aside ,, I have a model 66-2 3in. Ser.# AFK88xx.
I have the original box ,and the julian date is ,5108. Which should be
April 17th. 1985.
It is my assumption that mine was one of the first production 3in. 66s for Ashland arms, in 1985.
Your gun ,,being 1200 numbers earlier than mine ,begs the question;: was there a run prior to the 5000 for Ashland with the 'ALU' prefix??
(( page 230 of the S.C.of S.W. )
A factory letter will tell the whole story. We should send for them together ,with pictures and all.
P.M. me and we can talk if you like.
Regards ,,,Allen Frame
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It looks to me like the gun was used by the Secret Service uniform division. The Secret Service has agents and a uniform division. The uniform division guards buildings such as the White House, US Mint and others.
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Secret Service UD does, indeed, secure the White House, but the US Mint has their own police force...the US Mint Police. USSS UD also protects the foreign embassies on "Embassy Row" in D.C., as well as travelling with Agents for large events (they work the magnetometers).
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Originally Posted by Allen-frame
I didn't quite get a good view of the gun ,,could you post a few more pictures??
Joking aside ,, I have a model 66-2 3in. Ser.# AFK88xx.
I have the original box ,and the julian date is ,5108. Which should be
April 17th. 1985.
It is my assumption that mine was one of the first production 3in. 66s for Ashland arms, in 1985.
Your gun ,,being 1200 numbers earlier than mine ,begs the question;: was there a run prior to the 5000 for Ashland with the 'ALU' prefix??
(( page 230 of the S.C.of S.W. )
A factory letter will tell the whole story. We should send for them together ,with pictures and all.
P.M. me and we can talk if you like.
Regards ,,,Allen Frame
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Allen,
My other 66-2 3" is serial # AHL32xx with box, and the date with it is 9/13/85 . What is the "Julian Date" ? On its box lable , it has "Spec.Ord. 5121"....... Is that the "Julian Date" ?
Yes , will request the historical letter, Thanks !
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Julian date
Gunner your julian date ,,or spec ord # of 5121 would be the 121st. day of 1985.
The first # is the year, 5 for 1985. the next 3 numbers are days into that year ,,121 May 1st.
Wow talk about close, it seems our 2 were produced about 1 week apart.
You have a couple of real neat ones there. Keep the faith .
Regards ,,Allen Frame
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Gunner your julian date ,,or spec ord # of 5121 would be the 121st. day of 1995.
The first # is the year, 5 for 1995. the next 3 numbers are days into that year ,,121 May 1st.
Wow talk about close, it seems our 2 were produced about 1 week apart.
You have a couple of real neat ones there. Keep the faith .
Regards ,,Allen Frame
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Allen, Thanks ! That would be 1985, Right?
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Nice score N8
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Words fail to describe the profound hatred I currently harbor for this person. Jealousy always brings out the worst in me?
I apologize.
(I still hate him though!)
That's one of the grail guns.
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I'm pretty much with Spotteddog...
No doubt, an amazing find. Now is when dude tells us he only paid $500 for it. Then we find him, and bludgeon him...
Just a 3 inch 66 is cool. This one is simply amazing. I'm certain the letter from S&W will be an eye opener.
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Not a Govt issue weapon. Probably a "presentation/retirement" special order. This is not unusual in the USSS. If it was issued by the dept. I would have seen one - worked there from 1970 to 1991. Never saw a M66 bought by USSS. We had M19 for many years until the semi-autos took over. "Special orders" were given out as gifts if you were high enough on the Totem Pole.
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VERY handsome revolver......and one of the finest civilian CC or LEO plain clothes revolvers ever made. Thanks for letting us see this one ! 3" K frames made before the lock are just about the perfect all-round handgun for concealment......in my not so important opinion.
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That is one outstanding revolver. I don't know what else to say.
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Nice find....but if you carry it, just remember, you are obliged to jump in front of a bullet meant for someone else...so you may want to keep it as a safe queen.
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N8 I see you have that Secret Service Marked 66-2 3"er in the Classifieds for $800 + S&H..
I only wish I had the extra loot to help you out but that ain't gonna happen..
That's one of my "Grail Guns" Too & would love to add it to my meager collection..
I'm Gonna send you an email with an offer..
I'd like to see what Roy Jinks knows about this revolver..
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I had a USSS Model 19 in my hands once-a co-worker took it off a guy in a stolen car that had just used it in a drive by. Nice gun, TH, red ramp insert/white outline rear (I think) and smooth finger groove combat grips. It had been stolen from an agent's hotel room along with his co-workers gun when they went to dinner while guarding then Presidential candidate Mike Dukakis. I wanted the grips real bad for my 2 inch Model 64 at the time.
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Thought I'd dredge this up and see if anybody found anything out.
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They did, but they forgot.
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I am with you George. Lets rattle there chains and wake them up!
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