8 month follow-up
Since I passed on the 645 at the Feb. show and have been kicking myself ever since, I can now feel better.
I got a very nice 645 at the WAC show today, just a few hairline marks on the shiny left side of the slide, very clean inside, and one original style magazine, $500 all up (private sale).
You all will have to trust me on this until next weekend, I'm finishing packing for a trip to Baltimore, so no pics.
It was a good day to be shopping for S&W at the show today, more than I have ever seen. The guy I bought from had a somewhat tired 4506, a not-so-tired 4566TSW, a 439(?), and a number of revolvers. On another table were a slew of nice older revolvers and a nice looking .38 Master. I handled a very nice 3913 LadySmith, $650 I think. I spotted a 6690, a 6906, 422, and lots more revolvers scattered around. An overpriced 1076, a beat-up 4026.