This is copied from a response to me by a forum member regarding the production volumes and serial number ranges of known 586 2.5- and 3-inch guns. They are indeed rare. It might be good to take a look at the serial number to see of it falls in any of these ranges.


....."The 586 snub is a difficult one to find. I would think it is fair to call them scarce. I have seen about a half dozen or so in the last seven years. Just wasn't in the right place at the right time a couple of times. Got outbid on the big auction site twice and passed on two that were not the quality I was looking for. Finally got my hands on one late last year.

They don't come up for sale often because there simply were not that many made. There were two small runs of 2 1/2" 357 magnums for RSR. Product code 103500, 210 units S/N BDP5671-BPD5880 and 285 units S/N BRF3672-BRF3957.

There were also 158 units made in 38 special, part of a Brazilian Government contract. These were product code 103497 S/N prefixes BPY and CCE. Rumored to have been another small group in the BSC S/N prefix.

Lastly one run of 3" 357 magnums for RSR. Product code 103495 200 units S/N BAS2913-BAS3112.

So, we are looking at probably less than 1000 total. In addition these were produced in the early to mid 1990's."