Missing Revolver?

[janman]

Was the Model 67 ever made with a 2 inch barrel like its blued version (Model 15)?

 

[Old_Cop]

No not to my knowledge, why, don't know.

 

[walkin' trails]

Makes since that there would have been at least a small run of them made, but I don't recall ever seeing one.

 

[kaaskop49]

No. If they had, at least a pic would have gotten out. And I would have had one. Or more.

Kaaskop49
Shield #5103

 

[janman]

Alas, I've never seen one either.

 

[colt_saa]

They never made the 67 in a 6" either

 

[stansdds]

Never seen a Model 67 with anything other than a four inch barrel.

 

[Green Frog]

I’m actually more surprised they never made a 6” version… a “Stainless Masterpiece”. That would have been an obvious variant.
Froggie

 

[stansdds]

I’m actually more surprised they never made a 6” version… a “Stainless Masterpiece”. That would have been an obvious variant.
Froggie

Stainless was initially intended for the law enforcement market, a market filled with people who are not firearms enthusiasts and gave little maintenance care to their sidearms. With this in mind, it makes sense that S&W initially offered the most popular law enforcement revolvers, J-frame 38 Special, K-frame 38 Special and 357 Magnum, only with the barrel lengths that were the best seller in the LEO community.

Backup revolvers tended to be 1 7/8" barrel J-frames, plain clothes tended to be 2" barrel K-frame 38's, and uniforms typically carried a 4" K-frame 38 or 357. So why make 6 inch versions when they were no longer popular in the biggest market that S&W served?

That's my theory on the barrel lengths offered on S&W's early production stainless revolvers.

 

[DeafSmith]

I've seen nickle plated 2" Combat Masterpiece but I have now googled and googled and there seems to be no 2" 67s!