Group Shots - Chiefs Specials and Other 2" J Frames

[RKmesa]

I had the 2" J-Frames out for a Saturday display and snapped a couple of updated photos:





They are great guns and my wife always tells me that IF she ever were to carry, one of these is what she would carry.

I would love to see photos of your two inch J-Frame revolvers.

Thanks for letting me share,

 

[MetalMan]

Here's my modest collection of 2" J's…..

I lent the 60 with hammer to my daughter in NC to use for her CCW permit class…the only revolver in the whole class. Instructor was pleasantly surprised as she did quite well at the range with it..

Any bets on whether or not I get this one back?

 

[two-bit cowboy]

Tough act to follow!

Wow Richard.

72 -- S&W's gift to Flora Mason Van Orden, Evaluators Limited Gun Shop
Flora's leather on loan from turnerriver (thank you!)

99 -- 1st known 1st style flat latch

2928 -- 1st known smooth ramp front sight

14560 -- serrated ramp front sight

47475 -- to H.O. Austin, S&W sales manager, "for demonstration purposes,"
according to the order

 

[Der Verminator]

I had the 2" J-Frames out for a Saturday display and snapped a couple of updated photos:





They are great guns and my wife always tells me that IF she ever were to carry, one of these is what she would carry.

I would love to see photos of your two inch J-Frame revolvers.

Thanks for letting me share,

So YOU'RE the guy who has them all.

 

[RKmesa]

Wow Richard.

72 -- S&W's gift to Flora Mason Van Orden, Evaluators Limited Gun Shop

Flora's leather on loan from turnerriver (thank you!)

99 -- 1st known 1st style flat latch

2928 -- 1st known smooth ramp front sight

14560 -- serrated ramp front sight

47475 -- to H.O. Austin, S&W sales manager, "for demonstration purposes," according to the order

GREAT Guns!!!

Thanks for sharing,

 

[RKmesa]

Here's my modest collection of 2" J's…..

Great guns. What model number is that one? Did they make many of them? I think I saw one for sale not long ago and thought about adding it to the herd...

 

[tlawler]

Great guns. What model number is that one? Did they make many of them? I think I saw one for sale not long ago and thought about adding it to the herd...

It looks like a 640-1 Pro. I had one of those up until recently when my daughter relieved me of it.

 

[krsmith58]

no group pic but i have a few. thanks for sharing. krs\kenny

 

[HYPURR]

Snubbiez

That's all i got...

Clockwise:
2001 S&W 342 PD Air Lite 38spc +P
1978 Charter Arms Undercover 38spc
1989 Ruger SP101 38spc +P
1988 S&W 60-3 Chief's 38spc

Best, Dave

 

[Les Greevy]

J frames

Three J frames that are good travelers.
Les

 

[MetalMan]

Great guns. What model number is that one? Did they make many of them? I think I saw one for sale not long ago and thought about adding it to the herd...

That's a 640-1 Pro Series…..2021 DOB….

 

[CH4]

A sampling of my J frames:
M60
M940
M650
M342PD
M640-1

 

[Scharfschuetzer]

Your collection makes mine pale in comparison!

 

[SmithNut]

Here's an old photo of Bodyguards.....

 

[SmithNut]

And another of Bodyguards, taken a bit later than the above one....

 

[JH1951]

Here is a pairing of 2" J-frame "targets".
SN 150112, blue carbon steel, square butt, not model marked, from the 1959 batch of 198 units, and
SN ALU7177, stainless steel, round butt, "Ashland Target" Model 60-1, shipped about 1985 and one of a batch of about 660.

And here is a group / family picture from a while back. The group is now about twice this size....

 

[Toyman]

Model 37

Model 38

Model 60 with Hurst grips

 

[two-bit cowboy]

Since you asked for group shots...

Early nickel Chiefs Specials:

'52, '54, '55, '61 (oops, it's a 3"), and '62

Early stainless steel Chiefs Specials:

2nd run: bright polished stainless, including hammer & trigger (shipped March '66)

3rd run: satin stainless, case hardened hammer & trigger (shipped November '66)

4th run: satin stainless, heat treated then flash chromed hammer & trigger (shipped March '68)

5th run: same as 4th run, and the standard for future Model 60 production (shipped January '69)

6th run: no diamond grips (shipped August '68)

 

[ISCS Yoda]

M649 - you said J frames so I'll stick to J frames - oops! I dropped a K frame right in there!!! :

This is the 649! What a dummy I can be - I actually didn't pay any attention to what I was copying!

 

[SmithNut]

Since Richard has his group shot with their boxes, here's one I found of mine with their boxes...