I don't have anything new to add but I do have a model 18 with a 6" barrel. It was re-barrelled by a previous owner but looks great and shoots just as good.
I recently purchased a Model 18-2 but it has a 6" barrel. From anything I can find online the 6" doesn't belong on a M18 so I assume it was changed out at some point. In Canada a 4" barrel would be prohibited so that could be a reason to have a 6" barrel added.
The bluing is almost perfect on...
I like the way you think. I have 9 sets of grips/stocks for 2 k-frames. I sold another M10 a few months back with rubber grips so I gave that guy first chance on the grips... of course he wants them all.
The 3rd set is actually the most comfortable (round bottom) for my small hands but has the...
When I purchased my Model 10-7 it had rubber grips so I got a set of original wood stocks which I found here on the forums.
Since then I lucked into 3 more sets on auction and I don't know which set to keep.
My model 10 is approximately 1979, the closest stocks are early 80's. My M10 is a...
My first one is a 19-3 serial #9K67xxx
Next is a 10-7 serial #4D77xxx
Both came with rubber grips so I've been looking for originals but many don't ship to Canada.
Model 19 picture as received. More pictures to follow.