Did S&W make a 3" Model 10-8 with matte blue (possibly bead blast blue) and round butt in the 1980s? If so, what can you tell me about it? I saw a picture of one and it looks sharp, just trying to determine whether it is factory finish.
Factory finish? Model 10-8 with 3" barrel, RB, matte blue...
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I think this was still in the polished blue era, but it may be a factory or aftermarket matte refinish.
If there was a matte blue finish round butt 3 inch heavy barrel 10-8 I haven't seen one. I bought the only 10-8 round butt 3 inch heavy barrel I remember seeing and it is bright blue. Good luck.
Jeff
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Edit: Just checked the 4th Edition of the Standard Catalog, page 206 says "Model 10-8, 3" HB, RB, Matte Blue Finish, Short extractor, s/n ALC5652 Special order" so S&W apparently made at least one.
Jeff
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Edit: Just checked the 4th Edition of the Standard Catalog, page 206 says "Model 10-8, 3" HB, RB, Matte Blue Finish, Short extractor, s/n ALC5652 Special order" so S&W apparently made at least one.
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kpoesq369
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I saw one in my LGS, and according to the catalog they were made for one of the State police agencies in Australia. Of course, by the time I looked that up it was gone.
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I thought the Australian set up was for Victoria, believe it was a square butt. Could be wrong.
There's a 3 inch with matte finish listed on GB. That's what prompted this thread. Sort of curious about it
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Any import stamps or proof marks on it?
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I'm just writing to say, wow, that's the kind of Model 10 that would really grab me. 
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Did they give the product code for that gun?
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I'll check to see if anything shows up in photos. Seller's right, the product code 100131 is not listed, at least not in the SCSW.
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Factory finish? Model 10-8 with 3" barrel, RB, matte blue...
Following up on Post #5, here is my 10-7 3" square butt. Somebody suggested that this was an extra from the Australia run that never shipped over. Of course, I have no proof of that. It's possible but don't whether tip comes from reliable source.
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Following up on Post #5, here is my 10-7 3" square butt. Somebody suggested that this was an extra from the Australia run that never shipped over. Of course, I have no proof of that. It's possible but don't whether tip comes from reliable source.
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Kernel Crittenden
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The product code for a standard 3-inch M10-8 was 100121. The seller could be correct, but it's possible he misread it.
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Factory finish? Model 10-8 with 3" barrel, RB, matte blue...
There's a photo of the box/ label in the GB ad. It's an active listing.
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There's a photo of the box/ label in the GB ad. It's an active listing.
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S/N is ALC550x. Date code on the box is.....
November 18, 1985.
Very cool. Thanks for bring it to the forum's attention. Mystery guns and never seen before product codes are always great threads; and just our posting about it established some provenance for future research. Anyone that search 100131 going forward will find this thread. I'll even upload a picture to the forum's archive so it's permanent. The GB pics will be wiped in a few months, after it closes.
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Factory finish? Model 10-8 with 3" barrel, RB, matte blue...
Well done Kernel. Good idea.
Found this thread below. It appears to include a picture of a similarly finished Model 10-8 3" with observations about 3" generally.
http://smith-wessonforum.com/s-w-re...ase-study-3-barrel-m-p-model-10-variants.html
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S/N is ALC550x. Date code on the box is.....
November 18, 1985.
Which it in the normal range for that prefix. The finish is definitely a flat matte. Entirely uniform, no brush marks or grain is visible. I don't think it's the "satin blue" that S&W offered that was just slightly less bright than the normal polished blue.
Very cool. Thanks for bring it to the forum's attention. Mystery guns and never seen before product codes are always great threads; and just our posting about it established some provenance for future research. Anyone that search 100131 going forward will find this thread. I'll even upload a picture to the forum's archive so it's permanent. The GB pics will be wiped in a few months, after it closes.
Well done Kernel. Good idea.
Found this thread below. It appears to include a picture of a similarly finished Model 10-8 3" with observations about 3" generally.
http://smith-wessonforum.com/s-w-re...ase-study-3-barrel-m-p-model-10-variants.html
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Kernel Crittenden
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That's a good thread, and it does look like our mystery gun in there.
Including the product code in the thread can be important. Otherwise, you're looking for a needle in a haystack. There's probably 2,000 threads on this forum mentioning Model 10's. Some in great detail. However, only ONE mentions the 100131 (this one), an easily searchable term.
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The GB auction seems to have blown up a bit....3 minutes or so left. Wonder if it was somebody who learned about the revolver from this thread. Ha.
EDIT: Sold for $880.
EDIT: Sold for $880.
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Following up on Post #5, here is my 10-8 3" square butt. Somebody suggested that this was an extra from the Australia run that never shipped over. Of course, I have no proof of that. It's possible but don't whether tip comes from reliable source.
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Neat gun, are you sure that is a M10-8?
With the standard 3" barrel profile as yours has, those should be one of the standard barrel engineering numbers, like -2, -4, -5, -7 or -9.
If it's really marked as a -8, it would be a factory error, which we've seen before.
Just curious.
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Neat gun, are you sure that is a M10-8?
With the standard 3" barrel profile as yours has, those should be one of the standard barrel engineering numbers, like -2, -4, -5, -7 or -9.
If it's really marked as a -8, it would be a factory error, which we've seen before.
Just curious.
Thanks for your post. I will pull it out to confirm when I get home from the office.
EDIT: I have not been able to get home to pull it out of the safe; however, you had me wondering if the mistake was on my end. I had posted the gun in a local North Carolina forum within hours of picking it up from the FFL. I reviewed that post which describes it as a 10-7. So, I assume that is more accurate as the revolver was probably sitting right in front of me.
It appears that you are correct and the error is on my end. My 3 inch SB is a Model 10-7. Good eye. That is what I get for posting from memory.
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