ordnanceguy
SWCA Member
Gentlemen:
I turn to you for help in preserving the illusion that my pal has concerning my knowledge of S&Ws. He assumes, incorrectly, that I know everything about Smiths and often comes to me with questions. In fact, my knowledge may be a mile wide but only an inch deep!
Today's inquiry concerns this neat little Smith. A square butt 3 inch stainless Chiefs seems to me to be an odd but interesting configuration. That is what he thought, too, and is why he bought it at a recent local show.
The serial number on the butt which I think places it in the late 1980s.
The no dash Model 60 marking.
My pal wants me to tell him if this revolver is something unusual like a special order or perhaps a distributor-exclusive concoction like something would see offered by Lew Horton or RSR in the past. I don't know as these are outside of my knowledge base, but lean toward the latter distributor exclusive angle.
In trying to chase this down I checked the Standard Catalog. I found a Product Code 102304 that seems to match this configuration.
So, can you guys make me look like a genius to my pal and tell me if this one is indeed something special? I realize that a SWHF letter would reveal all, and that's probably the next step, but I wanted to check with you guys first before advising him to go that route.
Thanks for any input!
Regards,
Charlie
I turn to you for help in preserving the illusion that my pal has concerning my knowledge of S&Ws. He assumes, incorrectly, that I know everything about Smiths and often comes to me with questions. In fact, my knowledge may be a mile wide but only an inch deep!
Today's inquiry concerns this neat little Smith. A square butt 3 inch stainless Chiefs seems to me to be an odd but interesting configuration. That is what he thought, too, and is why he bought it at a recent local show.
The serial number on the butt which I think places it in the late 1980s.
The no dash Model 60 marking.
My pal wants me to tell him if this revolver is something unusual like a special order or perhaps a distributor-exclusive concoction like something would see offered by Lew Horton or RSR in the past. I don't know as these are outside of my knowledge base, but lean toward the latter distributor exclusive angle.
In trying to chase this down I checked the Standard Catalog. I found a Product Code 102304 that seems to match this configuration.
So, can you guys make me look like a genius to my pal and tell me if this one is indeed something special? I realize that a SWHF letter would reveal all, and that's probably the next step, but I wanted to check with you guys first before advising him to go that route.
Thanks for any input!
Regards,
Charlie
