New acquisition for my collection- S&W Model 15-3 2 inch

SgtDog0311 said:
Right!!! I can attest. Me and my sibling were born between 1948 & 1954. We saw maybe the best. Late 60s the Drugs and Love-ins were nothing compared to now. And laying-out on the Boulders at Coffee Camp along the Tule River, basking in the sun between swims (now closed to the public) didn't entail gang graffiti, diapers and trash in every crevice, or just general disrespect of the resources. It was a beatiful time to grow up there.

Btw, nice snubbies here. Enjoyed the pictures and the thread. I just acquired a 2 1/2 M19. Have not even seen it yet. I love my 15s but they are 4".
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I'm sure that you're right about early California...it was probably beautiful. My wife was born in Downey in 1965 and grew up there. Her great grandfather was a Deputy Sheriff on horseback in LA way back in the day when there was still a majority of dirt roads. He was also part of the group that introduced Arabian horses to CA, and his family has owned and shown Arabians to this day. My wife's grandfather followed in his father's footsteps and was a police officer in Montebello and Downey for many years, and retired as the Chief of Detectives (Downey, ~10 years) in the mid-1970s.
 
Hawg Rider said:
I'm sure that you're right about early California...it was probably beautiful. My wife was born in Downey in 1965 and grew up there. Her great grandfather was a Deputy Sheriff on horseback in LA way back in the day when there was still a majority of dirt roads. He was also part of the group that introduced Arabian horses to CA, and his family has owned and shown Arabians to this day. My wife's grandfather followed in his father's footsteps and was a police officer in Montebello and Downey for many years, and retired as the Chief of Detectives (Downey, ~10 years) in the mid-1970s.
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Small world! 1971-1972 I worked at D&O Machine Shop in Downey before enlisting in the Corps. My mom said as a girl she could ride a horse through orange groves from Whittier to Downey.
 
usmcsgt said:
Give you $275 lol. I'm still looking for m64 3 inch. I love 3 inch revolvers for daily carry.
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I was just taking with my BIL yesterday. A couple decades ago I arranged a meeting with him and a buddy of mine. My BIL traded a Dillon 550 to the friend for his 3" 66. My buddy always regretted letting that one out of his grasp and would ask me if I thought my BIL would sell it. I broached the topic a few times and the answer was no, he loved carrying that gun. Eventually my buddy found another 66. Well yesterday I asked him if he was ready to sell it. Oh, I traded it on something that he couldn't remember. Damn. I was interested in it for me this time.

Same buddy wanted a 28 4" and traded a K frame 66 or a 19 to a shop for one. I was against, I had and still have a mint 28-2 that didn't fit my hands he had forgotten about. I'd have made the trade without beating him up!
 
My 15-3 with 2" bbl. I bought it in 1972 when I was 18 bought it from my brother-in-law for $85. It had Herritt's stocks on it, but I put Magnas on it. 1756607730363.webp
 

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