Searching for info and his thread came up.

This is my model 28-2. Back in the early '70s my brother let me take if for several years and he asked for it back when I moved out of state in the mid '80s.

He used to melt lead tire weights and reload all his own ammo and he would sell me boxes of 50 rounds of .357 mag for $3 a box. Wish I could buy it for that today.

I used this gun to hunt rabbits and I know that I have shot several thousand rounds thru it.

A couple of years ago he gave it to me to keep along with a .38 Airweight and told me that I was the only one who had ever shot the 357. I really can't remember if it was new when he first lent it to me years ago or not.

The 38 Airweight was his backup gun that he carried for years while he was in law enforcement.

He put the Pachmayr grips on it for me because he said they would be better than the wood grips for hunting rabbits.

I really love this gun and after reading the previous posts I'm embarrassed that its as dirty as it is.

I will take care of that and thank you for all your info.

I have no idea just how old it is. The serial number is N529XXX.