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    25-2 8 3/8" rarity?

    Red ramp FS, white outline RS.
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    25-2 8 3/8" rarity?

    No date code...only markings under the grips are the assembly number, a "5", a half-struck "GS", and on the opposite side an "E" in a triangle, and a circled "S".
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    25-2 8 3/8" rarity?

    Bill, (and everyone else!) Your input is greatly appreciated. Sounds like the odds are that this revolver is not "THE" third 8 3/8" 25-2, which is okay with me - I didn't pay "1 of 3" price for it so no big deal. I will order the letter this week which I hope will answer some of the...
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    25-2 8 3/8" rarity?

    I agree with you guys on the value unless configuration is verified by letter. Cylinder currently installed is .45 Colt with an un-numbered ejector. "Extra" cylinder is ACP with a much more pronounced turn-line and an ejector numbered to match everything else. Concerning the possibility that...
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    25-2 8 3/8" rarity?

    Thanks guys; I do plan to request a letter on it; just trying to get an initial feel for what it is. Here are a couple of extra pics...showing the second cylinder as well. :)
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    25-2 8 3/8" rarity?

    Barrel number
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    25-2 8 3/8" rarity?

    Why is this important to me you may ask? ;)
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    25-2 8 3/8" rarity?

    Need a hand here guys... Was researching 25-2s last night online and found a post on another forum that claimed there were only three Model 25-2s shipped with 8 3/8" barrels. Thought that was unusual until I tried finding reference to another one. Am striking out finding an answer elsewhere...
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    Opinions on .455 H.E. - keep or sell?

    No problem at all, I understand!
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    Opinions on .455 H.E. - keep or sell?

    Why yesssss...those ARE nice grips...need a nice set of Magnas for it? :)
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    Opinions on .455 H.E. - keep or sell?

    Oh, and whatever becomes of this one, I WILL be shooting it :) If it does end up being sold, I will come back to this thread first. Never know what else will show up, and then we get back to that whole limited gun-money situation!
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    Opinions on .455 H.E. - keep or sell?

    Hi Guys, Sorry for the absence; I've been out of town for a few days. Comments are much appreciated. It's not that I am "unhappy" with it, just on the fence because I like several things about it, but don't know if I should replace the stocks. Presently, I am leaning toward keeping it and...
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    Opinions on .455 H.E. - keep or sell?

    Final set of photos In the end, I know I will have to make my own decision as to whether I ought to "catch and release" this one, or add it to the "permanent" collection. Unfortunately at this point, I can only really afford to keep the best investment for my buck, and have got to make up my...
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    Opinions on .455 H.E. - keep or sell?

    Hello everyone, I recently purchased an extremely clean .455 2nd Model HE, and as is so often the case, I was working with so-so pictures and a non-gun-savvy seller. What I knew up front was that the grips were wrong (very clean c. '50s Magnas), but he couldn't tell me if it had been converted...
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    Pre-20 "Heavy-Duty" assembly number questions...

    I have posted photos in Jerry's ".38/44 Outdoorsman- Updated files-HELP !" thread. Thanks everyone for the input. Need to make time to get out and shoot this one!
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    .38/44 Outdoorsman- Updated files-HELP !

    Revolver on the left is transitional model, S69200, revolver on the right is S92624 (yes, I know the grips are wrong - I'm working on it). Thanks to Bill, I know that S69200 is a Missouri Highway Patrol piece, which is where I live/bought it. According to what I was told by the previous owner...
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    Pre-20 "Heavy-Duty" assembly number questions...

    Thanks for the quick replies guys. The PD/agency explanation certainly seems plausible. As I said, condition is very consistent so parts replacement in someone's garage last year just doesn't seem too likely. I wasn't thinking about groups of HDs since they're so rare to come across as...
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    Pre-20 "Heavy-Duty" assembly number questions...

    So another HD followed me home today from a local show. 5" barrel, 90% finish, SN S692xx. The thing that is bothering me a little is that the assembly numbers on the frame and yoke don't match - frame AN is 14135, while the yoke AN is 14505. Cylinder is numbered 73036. Condition is good and...
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