I picked up my first model 59 today. Brought it home and gave it a good cleaning. It is a '72, '73 model year and has been fired very little. It has almost no visible wear, a couple light spots of rust. I've wanted one of these since about 1984, when I was about 22 years old. I've been picking...
I also have a smith with a crooked barrel. My model 66, which I purchased new. The front sight on mine is straight up and down, however, and it SHOOTS! I have a real old (5 screw) K38 with an off set hammer and a bent firing (hammer nose) firing pin, won't shoot worth a poop. The old ones have...