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Originally Posted by colt_saa
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Smith & Wesson DID put a Ti Cylinder in a 442/642 frame......it is called the 342.
342 Frames are not Sc alloy, they are identical to the 442/642 frames(of the smae day) in metallurgy.
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colt_saa is correct--a revolver with an aluminum-alloy frame and a titanium cylinder did exist, but it was called the AirLite Ti.
S&W used the term Airweight only for revolvers with aluminum-alloy frames and steel cylinders (carbon or stainless), like the 37, 637, 38, 638, 442, 642, etc. They later introduced models like the 337, 342, etc., with aluminum-alloy frames and titanium cylinders, and called them AirLite Ti. Finally, they introduced models like the 340 with an aluminum/scandium-alloy frame and titanium cylinder, and called that the AirLite Sc.