In the mid 70s I picked an old S&W up off a table at an Atlanta gun show.
Bright blue, 4 Screw N frame.
In my younger years, I thought the Outdoorsman was one of the stupidest guns they had ever made. Why carry a heavy, bulky gun to shoot 38s?
As I read the caliber on the barrel, I thought Ho-Hum.
I had owned a few 5 Screw ODs, usually buying them to flip for something like a big $20 to $35 profit.
I had shot them, and noticed that with muffs on, you could hardly tell they had gone off if shooting wadcutters!
Still being 10 feet tall and bulletproof, I didn't need such a mild platform for the mere 38.
Anyway, back to this gun-
I saw the trigger guard screw and bright finish, but it showed lots of wear. I flipped it open (gently, of course), and noticed it said "MOD 23". Hmmmmmm......... never saw that before.
The guy wanted something like $300 for it, and I didn't quite have it, so I moved on in quest of a great bargain.
I've never seen one since.
Such is life for the young, dumb, and poor.
