Hah! I love S&W 24s. I can see I'm in good company. I bought a 4" and a 6 1/2" from J&G Sales back in the 80's. For a short while, perhaps 20 ms, I figured they'd be collector's items one day. Maybe? Maybe I should keep them NIB. In a stroke of genius, I realized only my heirs would benefit. So I've been shooting them ever since. Along the way, I read the Guns & Ammo article on the 3" round butt 24-3 and snagged one of those too. It's not NIB either!