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AMPERSAND
I just got a 19-3 4" with the ampersand being an 8c on the barrel.
Is this a replacement barrel as the lettering looks a little different and shallow on that side.
It reads SMITH 8c WESSON. The other side is correct.
Any info would help.
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Not sure what the "C" indicates but my 19-3 reads S&W .357 Magnum on the barrel.
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It's an ampersand. There have been several variations of the font throughout the years . . .
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12-05-2018, 08:42 AM
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My 2 k ser.# 19-3  at first glance I thought it was &, closer look shows 8c. I know for sure that the barrel is original.
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That is one of the variations of the ampersand font. It's an ampersand . . .
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Originally Posted by herschelgconyers
My 2 k ser.# 19-3 at first glance I thought it was &, closer look shows 8c. I know for sure that the barrel is original.
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If the OP's model 19 has the barrel rollmark as pictured above, it is factory and normal. However, it does not read "Smith 8c Wesson" any more than it reads "5mith & We55son", just a matter of font style.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by swrevo
as the lettering looks a little different .....
Any info would help.
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Information on how something looks might be more forthcoming if we could look at it.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by herschelgconyers
My 2 k ser.# 19-3 at first glance I thought it was &, closer look shows 8c. I know for sure that the barrel is original.
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Awesome!
A prankster in the mix.
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The ampersand tool must have been broken that day, 8c they substituted.
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Originally Posted by Muss Muggins
That is one of the variations of the ampersand font. It's an ampersand . . .
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It’s one of the methods used to make an ampersand. It uses and “8” and a “c” to make it.
I did it in the 80’s with screen printing in school.
My 4” 19-3 is a “Smith 8c Wesson” too.
My 4” 66 No Dash is a “Smith & Wesson”.
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Ampersand stamp guy was out sick that day.
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Funny how two people can look at the same thing and see something different.
I have always seen and looking at the photo in post #4 still see a &
The OP sees 8c
I guess everything depends on how you look at it....that's weird !
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Quote:
Originally Posted by gwpercle
Funny how two people can look at the same thing and see something different.
I have always seen and looking at the photo in post #4 still see a &
The OP sees 8c
I guess everything depends on how you look at it....that's weird !
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Comparing my two 4” examples up close may help to illustrate the difference between a scrunched together “8c” and an “&” ampersand.
 
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My 6” 19-4 has a clear “&”
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