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    J Frame help Please Model 38 no dash vs Model 38-2

    actually, after some google searching found how to post pics here on the forum via this: http://smith-wessonforum.com/forum-office/78728-posting-photos-forum.html here:
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    J Frame help Please Model 38 no dash vs Model 38-2

    So yes I will post pictures of my new-to-me "Model 38" as soon as I figure out how to do so. (Any suggestions as to the easiest way?) The seller told me its date of manufacture is 1974 based on the serial #, and I have no reason to doubt him but I may post it at some point to find out myself...
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    J Frame help Please Model 38 no dash vs Model 38-2

    its taken me a couple days to post a reply but I did end up buying a 38-0 from a guy locally off a local ad for $375. It is in even nicer shape then the two more expensive guns at the local shop. Lockup/timing/etc is perfect. Finish has some wearing on cylinder and barrel from being holstered...
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    J Frame help Please Model 38 no dash vs Model 38-2

    I apologize for double posting and really hope Im not testing the boundaries of forum newbie ignorance with any rules here. But it just dawned on me that the 38 no dash I am hoping to possibly pickup on Fri for $375 might actually be a model 49 no dash. From checking online the difference I...
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    J Frame help Please Model 38 no dash vs Model 38-2

    Thanks again to both of you. I think ill be checking out the $375 no dash on Fri an if it is as listed ill be getting that. Only about half of what I know to look for is from my own knowledge/experience/common sense the other half is from looking on the internet/youtube etc. I was more or less...
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    J Frame help Please Model 38 no dash vs Model 38-2

    thanks for your quick response and helpful advice. I might have found another 38 no dash in similar condition for much less ($375) if it checks out I will probably go with that. If it doesnt I'll probably lean towards the 38-2. My big concern was that when I spend money on important things I...
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    J Frame help Please Model 38 no dash vs Model 38-2

    Always visit these forums to look up stuff, just joined to post this question/help so any helpful answers are appreciated and I apologize in advance if this is posted in the wrong spot. A local pawn & gun has both a Model 38 no dash and Model 38-2 for sale both used. About the same wearing...
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