Ah, the good old days...

[00Buck2]

Yup I found one of them hanging out in my safe.

19-4

 

[lkelly]

Yep, I seem to have a 19 also.

 

[BoDog]

Let the youngsters keep happy with tupperware, it keeps the prices of fine older guns from going through the roof.

 

[jframe]

John, I do not know you, but man, we think alike. I was having this very conversation on Sunday with a couple of "plastic" gun lovers who are friends. I do not have a 4" M19 yet, (yours is beautiful BTW) but I will sooner or later, hopefully sooner. However, I do have M19/66's 2 1/2" versions, and I really like them. My nickel M19-3 is one of my favorites.

I desperately "need" one of those to complete my nickle gun trio. It would look great next to my snub Model 10, and my three inch Model 13.

 

[mbliss57]

19-3 Nickel 4"

Nickel 19-3 My favorite K frame!

 

[Sportsterguy]

Great post on a great revolver. Lots of beauties showing up and they all look great!

Gotta love them K frames, especially the older ones!

 

[azmick]

The younger crowd seems to favor a pistol with the capacity to aim with the magazine but never use the glow in the dark sights they insist on. A six round cylinder would never do with that method of shooting (yes, I have tried it, no, it does not work well). While I do enjoy having a Model 19-2, I believe that revolver shines when fitted with a 2 1/2" barrel and has a round butt. For a 4", I'll stick with the Highway Patrolman, with a five screw, a four screw and a three screw to choose from.

 

[Maximumbob54]

I know my 19-4 will never be sold.

 

[1911bphil]

The people who talk about how expensive firearms are have forgotten that "back in the day," our paycheck was proportionatly smaller. In my humble opinion, prices are in line with my income and some are actually less expensive.

 

[LOBO]

19-2 from 1968

19-4

 

[damudbug]

I will take a S & W K or J frame any day! 28 years on the force and sent to the KC,PD. firing range 4 times a year made me an expert marksman with my old service Model 15-3 combat masterpiece. It is all I carry because I am not expecting a zombie apocalypse. The six rounds should be sufficient unless you are in a gang shootout, or just an average shot with one of these. Actually I prefer any S&W revolver.

 

[Pilgrim]

the height of nickle plating on aM15

 

[sac-gunslinger]

I think a 4 inch K frame Mod 19 is about as good as they ever got it...

I have to agree with GF, nicer and better balanced than the L-frames that have replaced them. And you can keep them shooting forever simply by being prudent with what you shoot through them.

Paladin and GF, I have to admit to never having been a fan of nickel revolvers but those two M19s are sufficiently beautiful to change my mind. Very nice revolvers, thanks for sharing them. (Yes, and Lobo and Pilgrim too).

 

[sac-gunslinger]

six rounds should be sufficient unless you are in a gang shootout, or just an average shot with one of these.

Here is a question I used to ask my students when I was still instructing regularly. "What are all of those bad guys doing that you want to shoot? That's right, they are shooting at YOU. More bullets in your gun isn't going to stop that, you need to find cover!"

The question was not always well received, the lure of all that extra ammo just so seductive.

 

[vrichard]

I just have this one mdl.19.It is a 19-1. (1961)
Dick

 

[mkk41]

B E A utiful! Ain't nothing like a flawless nickel S&W revolver. Smooth rosewoods are just icing on the cake.

My own grail-gun is a 3in factory nickel M-19. I have only ever seen 2.

 

[sw44spl]

great looking K frames cant beat em.

 

[ma deuce]

Gorgeous guns. I've got two 19-4s, a 4" and a 6", but a really, really need a nickel 19. Unfortunately, from now until after 10/1/13, all my gun money's going on things I can't legally buy here in MD after that date. So far, they haven't banned old revolvers.

 

[Malpasowildlifer]

Very nice!