New S&W 67 Owner, with questions of course!

[andyL8]

I do have a quick question, did the Model 67s come with target grips, or only the Magna style? I put a Model 67 on layaway this weekend, it has target grips that sure look like they belong on it, although the bottom corners of the grips are "chewed up" I assume from a seatbelt when holstered.
I didn't see a dash/number on it. It does have a orange insert on the front sight, which some consider to be an indication that it is a 67-1. When I pay it off after the 1st, I will look closer and take some pictures.
I think the 15s and 67s have a great look and balance to them, and it will be a great range companion to my wife's post war M&P. Now I only need to get a Model 14.
There was a Model 66 next to it, but I thought the 67 would be cool, and if I can't do it with a 38, I always have my 629-4 Mountain Gun.
I actually have 2 357s, but they are Rugers and I seem to mainly shoot 38 spl reloads out of them.

Andy

 

[murphydog]

Magna stocks would have been standard, but the only way to be sure if your model 67 came from the factory with target stocks would be a factory letter.

 

[SaberOne]

There is one at the local gun shop with Magna grips, and it looks brand new. I don't see any signs of this gun ever being fired at all. It's not my taste so I let it be.

 

[safearm]

Andy,
Model 67s came with magna style, but if the guns were a department purchase, many time the grips would be removed and replaced with other types. I have a police trade-in from J&G Sales that came with the early hard plastic Hogue grips. When I removed the Hogue grips, I observed that the stock pin had been removed to mount the Hogue grips. So I had to get another pin in order to mount the correct style original grips. Luckily, it sounds like you don't have that problem.