Originally Posted by RKmesa

When I first stated collecting N Frame 357's I thought that anything with barrels longer than 4" were front heavy, awkward, and just too dang long. ...then I purchased an 8.75" Reg Mag and the lights went on - these long tube 357's are BEAUTIFUL (and they shoot like a dream)!!! Since they only made the 8.75" barreled guns pre-war, I decided to try and collect every engineering change or model designation that was pinned and recessed with 8.375" barrels. For the period of about one month last year, I thought that I might be able to accomplish my goal, but a certain mint in the box 8.375" Transitional 357 blew past my max bid and sold for somewhere near $30K!!

So, until a certain member here wants to gift me the Julian Hatcher Transitional, I'm stuck with an "almost" collection of 8.375" P&R 357s...

I finally took photos of a sample of my 8.375" guns, so here is the 8.375" photo thread that I have been meaning to post for a long time.

Pre-war 8.375" Registered Magnum (estimated 38 of them made). Ship date: May 1937