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Note to self. dynamike is drawn to the pink grips on the 60 and missed his chance to rag me about the Delta grips on the 342. Will have to use this preference/oversight to my advantage next month at IDPA...

A thinking man's wheelgun? You mean for folks who can only count to five or six? :eek: Unbelievable as it may be, that red pill was taken a few years ago. Here's a crappy family photo of all but one of my S&W wheelguns to prove it. - 38, 49, 60-7, 64-3, 64-5, 342, 637 (not shown) - P.S. I...

Thank you...!

Correct, no barrel pin. Images as promised, with my Model 38 in the background...

Gentlemen (and Ladies?), Just procured a Model 49 no dash to compliment my Model 38. Was hoping to get some help determining the approximate manufacture date. As stated above, it is a Model 49 with no dash. It is blued steel with what appears to be the original non-diamond grips, non-pinned...

And now that it's been officially bestowed upon me as a birthday present, this is the new look. S&W diamond grips, NOS Pachmayr grip adapter and a complete action job including Wolff 8 pound hammer and 11 pound rebound springs. Thanks honey...!

Roger that. I also found this thread that gives some additional explanation. Thanks. http://smith-wessonforum.com/s-w-revolvers-1961-1980/208241-tell-me-about-j-frame-serial-numbers.html

Let's see if I understand you correctly. The "floating J" means was manufactured in 1971, not 1971 and later. Right? Thanks so much for your help.

Yep, exactly as posted. No "J" prefix and of course the "X" is actually a number. Thanks for your help.

Hoping to get some help with the manufacture date on my latest acquisition. It's a Model 38 (no dash) with matching serial number stocks that's been carried a lot and shot a little. There's just enough wear and handling marks to give it some character. The serial number is 33J23X. Thanks in...

Wow! Now my curiosity is really piqued. Although it's probably not J Edger Hoover's gun or one time US property, I think the letter is a good thing to have. The ex decided to gift it to our son for Christmas. Hopefully I can get the birth certificate by then. Thanks all.

If it means money in her pocket, she's all about it. Keeping something in the family is secondary to her. I don't want to spend the $50 on the certificate but thought it'd make a cool Xmas present for the kid if I can get the gun into his possesion. Right now I think there's enough info to...

You guys are fast! Thanks for the correction on the barrel length, your eyes are better than mine. The closest I have is my wife's 4" barrel model 64. The reason I mentioned no model number in the original post is that one of the local "experts" told me that it didn't have a model number...

Looking for a little help with identification. My ex-wife's stepfather recently passed and in the process of going through his stuff she found this (see pics below). As I'm the only person she knows who isn't a hoplophobe, she asked for me to identify the gun from 1500 miles away. Here is...

My thoughts exactly Capt Steve. I'm one of those people who realize you'll probably never be able to maintain a firearm based on some ultimate formula, so I prefer to err on the side of safety. I'd rather have my junk too clean than not clean enough, so after range day (afternoon), at my house...

I can only speak for my personal situation. As stated in my post I was trying a new (to me) product based on recommendations on this forum and others. I had previously used only CLP with great results. Instead of asking those looking for help questions, tell us why we shouldn't use the BC...

An older thread, but important to some none the less. Just this last weekend I sat down to clean my 22A after about 400 rounds at the range. I had picked up a fresh bottle of Birchwood Casey Bore Scrubber a day earlier, a product I had never used before and wanted to try. I just finished...