19-3 Show & Tell

[Dump1567]

I picked this up today for $650 OTD. Has some wear. Under the grips is someone's initials, last name, and badge number, so I'm assuming it was someone's duty gun. Timing & lock-up is good and has some really nice bluing (once I cleaned it up). Didn't really see any flame cutting, so it may not have digested many if any .357 mag rounds. Dates to 1973. I've had a few 4" 19's come and go over the years. I'll try and hold onto this one.

Opps, looks like I put this in the wrong section.

 

[ameridaddy]

I'll join and link my recent post; saves bandwidth (I think)

Post in thread 'Feeling kind of snubby today'

Aug 2, 2025

My LGS rescue. I went there just to buy a $10 gun sock and they had just placed the 19-3 in in the used gun case. I didn't have enough cash in my pocket, put a deposit, ran to ATM, came back and closed the deal.
This area is usually S&W revolver purgatory, but a little luck was with me then.
This was hidden under decades of dried oil and pocket lint. Hours of scrubbing and touch up bluing and it became a gem to me. Stocks were made better than new by Curt Harlow.

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[ameridaddy]

I picked this up today for $650 OTD. Has some wear. Under the grips is someone's initials, last name, and badge number, so I'm assuming it was someone's duty gun. Timing & lock-up is good and has some really nice bluing (once I cleaned it up). Didn't really see any flame cutting, so it may not have digested many if any .357 mag rounds. Dates to 1973. I've had a few 4" 19's come and go over the years. I'll try and hold onto this one.

Opps, looks like I put this in the wrong section.

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A pretty thing and great price IMHO! I really like the darker stocks like yours.

 

[Dump1567]

I'll join and link my recent post; saves bandwidth (I think)

Post in thread 'Feeling kind of snubby today'

Aug 2, 2025

My LGS rescue. I went there just to buy a $10 gun sock and they had just placed the 19-3 in in the used gun case. I didn't have enough cash in my pocket, put a deposit, ran to ATM, came back and closed the deal.
This area is usually S&W revolver purgatory, but a little luck was with me then.
This was hidden under decades of dried oil and pocket lint. Hours of scrubbing and touch up bluing and it became a gem to me. Stocks were made better than new by Curt Harlow.

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Nice. Those are pretty rare in my area. I had one back in the early 90's that I got from my now ex-brother in-law. Of course, that was the only gun my ex-wife wanted during our divorce in 2008 (since it came from her brother). Been without a 2 1/2" ever since. Well, I did just pick-up one of these (19-9), but I'm not sure it counts.

 

[SSGRock]

A couple of my 19-3’s.

 

[Hair Trigger]

Might as well throw mine out there. 1974 vintage, 3T.

 

[snw19_357]

A couple of my 19-3's

One French


and a German one.

 

[MSD2343]

Congrats on acquiring a beautiful Model 19 at a great price. I have a 1973 vintage -3 as well, but it bears the marks of long service in a duty holster.

 

[RSBH44]

I bought this one for the Mrs. back on our 30th wedding anniversary .

 

[Xfuzz]

Nice 19...
My 1970 19-3 strapped with some stag.

 

[Timber Wolf]

Y’all make me want to beat my old 19-3 snub for being so ugly. Not really, I like the Roscoe a lot. Picked it up cheaply from a collector/dealer at a gun show. He had taken it in on trade and wanted to blow it back out as it was not near a condition he wanted on his table. A little rough finish, grips solid but minor chips, excellent action and function. Really good carry piece you are not worried about, and did I mention very fairly priced?

 

[CH4]

All my 19s are 2.5” and my only -3 is this one, which came with these nice combats.

 

[FatDogEarl]

I think you got check. of a buy on a great gun. Congrats, Sir.