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If you have an automotive paint supply nearby they always have a supply of the different pads available.

3 Inch 681 I have one by Camfour with 3 inch barrel, RB, Quad Port, and cut for moon clips. The product code is 170178.

I have a 681-5 (NO LOCK) with 7 shot cylinder cut for moon clips and a Quad Port 3 inch barrel shipped in January 2001. It is a Camfour Special from the Performance Center. Page 458 in SCSW 4th ed.

I spoke with Rick Nahas at the 50th in Tulsa. He pointed out a few errors that have been found in the book. Some came from S&W. I still believe Rick Nahas and Jim Supica did a fantastic job with the SCSW. We don't live in a perfect world, but if they are notified of possible errors maybe the...

What you have is most likely a Lew Horton version. S&W created a special run and shipped 2 1/2 inch barrel 686 revolvers to Lew Horton Distributors between 1983 and 1985. S&W released the 2 1/2 inch in their lineup a few years later. I believe they were all round butt with the combat style...

625-3 45 Model of 1989

A friend once told me that every gun collector/enthusiast should have an AR15 and a 1911.

WOW! I have a nice 19-3 2 1/2 Nickel I would hate to part with, but at that price it would probably find a new home.

I love these debates. It's kinda like which is better Ford or Chevy. Sometimes there is data supporting the decision and sometimes it's just ' what a person likes. By the way, I love the 40.

I spent 37 years in Law Enforcement in two different states. Both states required pawn shops to supply a copy of all pawn tickets to local Law Enforcement. The Departments had personnel to check all serial numbered items through the NCIC database. Certain items are purged after a designated...

Renaissance Wax. Great Stuff.

Here's a blast from the past. Ads from the first copy of Gun Digest (1944) and from the 6th addition Gun Digest (1952). Pay attention to the price difference on that magnum.

I have a 686 four inch from the same era with that label. The last digit on mine is a is a 7. Mine has the red ramp front sight and white outline. So it may be a good guess the digit refers to the sights.

It you want to keep the white filled lettering Brownells sells the lacquer sticks for that purpose.

I still have my first set of handcuffs purchased in 1978. They were S&W Model 90 Nickel. I carried them until retirement (37 Years). I still have the original box and wax paper.