I've got a 4 inch nickel of the same vintage, the 2 1/2 is a 1973 and the 4 inch is a 1975, guess I'll have to start looking for 6 inch to with them.
Nice purchase. I'm sure you will enjoy it.
I have some Combat Magnum revolvers, two of which are 19-3. Never had a nickel one with the short barrel, but that one looks pretty nice.
Here are pics of a couple of mine (the nickel 4" is not wearing its original stocks, which were targets - have Magna stocks on it because it is used to teach youngsters to shoot). The blue snubby has ivories that I added, with the original Magna stocks stashed away:
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Picked up this 19-3 today that I had bought from a member here.
It's very nice, unfired with box and docs, the only thing missing is the SAT.
The snub looks unfired.