2 1/2" 686 info needed...

[muzzleblasted]

Can anyone tell me if all of these guns were produced with round butt frames?

[bigfreakinrevolver]

I've never seen a square butt 686 but maybe. my new 586 is a square butt. Hopefully someone else knows more.

[Captain Hornet]

There were square butts. I have a early no dash 2 1/2 inch with square butt, Sn AAC27XX so there is atleast one out there. Shoots like a dream. David

[307-Niner]

I have a 4" 686 no dash serial AAB67xx, and it has a square butt.

[lhump1961]

My dash 1 is a RB...

[5Wire]

Once again, thanks to Jim Supica and Richard Nahas.

(Emphasis added)
• 686-4 (1993): Change rear sight leaf, drill and tap frame, change extractor, introduce Hogue grips.
• 1995: Introduce power port barrel.
• 1995: Introduce 7-shot cylinder with seven flutes in 6" barrel length with round butt frame. Serrated backstrap, smooth trigger, 7-point star extractor, RR front sight, service hammer WO rear sight blade, Hogue grips with S&W logo.
• 1996: Delete square butt; begin shipments in a foam-filled blue plastic case
• 1997: Change thumbpiece; ship with Master trigger lock.
• 686-5 (1997): Change frame design to eliminate cylinder stop stud; eliminate serrated tangs; change to MIM hammer with floating firing pin; change to MIM trigger; change internal lockwork.
• 686-6 (2001): Internal hammer and trigger key lock.

Supica, Jim; Nahas, Richard (2006-12-20). Standard Catalog of Smith & Wesson 3rd (Standard Catalog of Smith and Wesson) (p. 258). F+W Media, Inc.. Kindle Edition.

[muzzleblasted]

Thanks for the replies everyone. Great info 5Wire!

[5Wire]

Originally Posted by muzzleblasted

Thanks for the replies everyone. Great info 5Wire!

You're welcome by way of Supica & Nahas:

Standard Catalog of Smith & Wesson: Jim Supica, Richard Nahas: 9780896892934: Amazon.com: Books@@AMEPARAM@@http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/61A4eP7%2B%2BpL.@@AMEPARAM@@61A4eP7%2B%2BpL
All three editions. I have both the print and Kindle versions, well worth the purchase prices.