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09-10-2018, 07:52 AM
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Know we all like pics to get the week off on the right foot.
Just snagged at auction a fine 639. Serial A770823 plus the short extractor make it a very young 639--BOD/Ship date summer of 1982?
She joined her younger sibling for a quick pic and range trip yesterday.
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09-11-2018, 01:56 PM
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The M639 is vastly underappreciated.
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09-11-2018, 02:00 PM
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Apparently. Gavel price at auction was just over $300.
The 639 is a lot of gun for that $$.
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09-11-2018, 05:28 PM
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Mercy! Thanks for sharing/gloating.
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09-11-2018, 07:18 PM
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Great snag there!! I think I paid $79 more than you last year when I got a 1982 model also. I have posted pics here a few times of it but what the heck a few more wont hurt. Enjoy!
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09-11-2018, 08:38 PM
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A 639 was my first non-modern purchase. I now look back on the seller like the guy giving drugs to kids on the schoolyard. 
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09-11-2018, 09:24 PM
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Great piece. That's a near perfect carry gun to my way of thinking, if I could get past that rear sight.
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09-12-2018, 01:06 AM
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Originally Posted by tpole
Gents:
Know we all like pics to get the week off on the right foot.
Just snagged at auction a fine 639. Serial A770823 plus the short extractor make it a very young 639--BOD/Ship date summer of 1982?
She joined her younger sibling for a quick pic and range trip yesterday.
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My guesstimate would be Sept/Oct time frame.
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09-12-2018, 04:31 AM
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Now then, the other pistol (I'll guess a 439...), looks like someone took down the rear sight a bit?
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09-12-2018, 08:52 AM
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I would be the guilty party.
When I first picked up the 439, I contemplated using it as my CCW. The ears initially drove me nuts--I thought they hampered peripheral sight picture. They almost made me feel claustrophobic.
Since replacement ears were readily available, and since I was already replacing the rear blade with a two-dot, I pulled it and made a trip to the belt sander.
Whether I've grown accustomed to the sight, or the stainless contrast alters my impression, those on the 639 are not nearly as bothersome.
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09-12-2018, 09:03 AM
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Great piece. That's a near perfect carry gun to my way of thinking, if I could get past that rear sight.
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If you run out of bullets you can always throw it at the bad guy, I mean it's kind of a boat anchor. Great shooter but a little heavy to carry.
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09-12-2018, 07:37 PM
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I would be the guilty party.
When I first picked up the 439, I contemplated using it as my CCW. The ears initially drove me nuts--I thought they hampered peripheral sight picture. They almost made me feel claustrophobic.
Since replacement ears were readily available, and since I was already replacing the rear blade with a two-dot, I pulled it and made a trip to the belt sander.
Whether I've grown accustomed to the sight, or the stainless contrast alters my impression, those on the 639 are not nearly as bothersome.
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No complaints from me -- I feel similarly about those protective ears. I've actually seen one picture from the 'net that shows a 645 with the sight cut down even more, FAR more, from what you did. It looks better than original, as does yours.
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09-13-2018, 02:10 PM
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I paid $300 (?) for mine NIB in 1985. That steel frame does a great job of dampening recoil.
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