robbt here is a photo of the 58 with adjustable sights.

A quick glance and one thinks one saw a Model 15!

I meet a Sheriff in Maryland and I think the County was Princes County and they were issued .41 Magnums in 1968..I think they were model 57's with a 6 inch barrel..all5x

I believe Sheriff Buford Pusser (Walking Tall Movies) carried a nickle M58 but I don't know if the other deputies were issued that. I know he later carried a Colt Python and a S&W M-76 Submachinegun.

He carried a .41 Magnum until he and his wife were ambushed in August of 1967. I always assumed it was a four inch barrel, but don't know about the finish type or if it was a 57 or fixed sight 58. To my understanding, that gun is still in McNairy County today, which is about fifty miles north and west of here. No one that I know there can verify the model for me; apparently the gun is not in the family anymore, and whoever owns it isn't exactly wild about showing it for some reason. I've wondered for years exactly which .41 he used, but I seem to hit a dead end every time I've inquired about it to some of my friends in that area. If anyone knows anything further about it, I'd sure be curious to hear it.

You can search in Yahoo Groups for a group called "Crimemyths", and it is dedicated to Bufford Pusser and has a list of his guns with the serial numbers. I believe the list of about 35 of his guns is in the photo section and I remember seeing several Smith & Wessons, including a .41 Magnum. You should be able to reference the serial number on the .41 and tell if it is a Model 57 or 58.

Man......I sure like the looks of that heavy barreled model 58 with the adjustable sights!

I've also seen pics of a Colt Trooper Mk.III which he supposedly carried.

I have seen nickeled M-58 with SFPD markings , including a few in original box. Supposedly issued to the higher ranks.

I do not claim either of these to be gospel.