hotrod150, no offense taken. Some have called them nothing more than "parts revolvers". If the gun is lettered from S&W it means that they came from the factory as a two tone revolver and were not taken apart and put back together by someone outside the factory. I like them, would like to have more of them, but finding them and having the funds to acquire them are two entirely different subjects. If everyone like the same thing, there would be only one S&W model.