J frame pic thread

I've seen mention of the Model 50 in this thread, but I haven't
seen one, yet.

Here's mine.

S&W shipped it to B. E. Hodgdon Inc., in Shawnee Mission, Kansas,
on my first anniversary in the Air Force, March 27, 1973.
 

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Here is a three-screw, non-model marked Chiefs Special. Some would call it a true 'pre-model 36' (because it is the same configuration as the first model marked Model 36, but doesn't yet have the model number marking). For me, this was a hard one to find in excellent condition with box, etc. It likely shipped in the middle of 1958. Thanks to Forum member Magyar it is now in my care.

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And here it is undergoing final inspection by the furry one.....
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I just wore out an extractor rachet lug on my primary carry 637-2 (converted to 9mm & moonclips).
Swapped in another converted assembly to put me back into operation and have ordered a new cylinder assembly to convert as a replacement. J-frame extractors seem to be hard to find right now.
 
The first Model 60-1: 3" Heavy Barrel and square butt.

According to Dr. Jinks, the parts were produced in 1972, and a few
experimental revolvers shipped that year. S&W assembled and
shipped 169 units to distributors on June 12, 1978.

This is one of 21 sent to Gil Hebard Guns, Inc., in Knoxville, Illinois.
 

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