Help Identifying this Model 66

[awilts]

Hoping someone might be able to help me identify and give some insight on this Model 66 I inherited.

Model and Serial is in the yoke.

Mainly curious to know rough production year. I’ve searched several forums and can’t find any that match the description of this one in terms of number digits.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

 

[THE PILGRIM]

What’s on the Butt?

 

[awilts]

What’s on the Butt?

 

[SGT ROCK 11B]

My condolences on your loss.

I got 1977 production. Very nice shape indeed.

 

[bigggbbruce]

Nice 66

Yep..1977

 

[MajorD]

Let me state this plainly the number in the yoke is NOT the serial number! Common mistake. The number on the butt is. Intermittently smith did put the serial in the frame cut under the yoke but for clear identification and communication S&W ‘s should always be identified by the serial number on the butt

 

[Timbo22]

Very nice Model 66 'no dash' with a 2/12 inch barrel, a desirable configuration. Also has very nice K frame round butt finger groove target stocks with excellent figure in the wood. Either one is worth serious money, but I guess you knew that being a forum member.

 

[45NUTT]

yep, I'm green with envy! Beautiful 66 in a very desirable configuration, plus the great grips. I'd buy that for a dollar.

 

[ispcapt]

I bought this one in early 1974. $157 and a few pennies. Serial number 6K65XXXX
A friend FBI SA was good friends with the local LE firearms distributor who supplied firearms for a lot of LEA in the midwest. He called one day and asked if I wanted a 2.5" Mod 66. I had seen reports S&W was going to make a 2.5" but no release date. He said they had gotten in 3 of the first to leave S&W. He was buying one, a range officer from a local PD was buying one, and if I wanted the 3rd one they were holding it for me.
I carried it for a while off duty. The movie The Exorcist came to town in early 1974. A family friend who ran a private security company called asking if I would provide security at the theater. They were concerned with the nature of the movie The Exorcist that it might draw an unruly crowd and protestors. It was a short notice from the theater. I couldn't do it. It was early spring and my dad hadn't started into farming season yet so I told the friend to call dad. Dad took the job. I checked on him the first night, nothing going on. Dad was carrying a 3" Model 36. I commented he should be carrying a gun big enough people could see. I gave him this 66 I was carrying at the time. Moving ahead to 2010. Dad stopped by to return the 66. He'd never fired it. Until then it had less than 500 rds thru it that I had fired when I first got it. Glad to have it back.
I recently put on Herrett Shooting Star. Trying to decide if I like them. I think so.