Just won this 681 no dash on an auction which the seller described as in excellent condition. Was that a very conservative description because I was happy that upon inspection the revolver looks almost like new, I don't think it has been fired outside the factory. Someone just bought this S&W and tucked it away. No box or papers and the original grips were replaced with a set of Nill-Griffe grips. This revolver has a police Captains name engraved in the backstop so I'm thinking it was some sort of gift. I'm researching the name just in case it was someone of note. I put a set of checkered factory target grips on it, then tried a set of Presentation Gonzalo Alves grips on it. If I decide to shoot it thought the Bill grips will go back on because they are the most comfortable out of the three.
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Sound like a cool piece! Photos! 
These original came with Magna style service grips but when I was on the job most of us switched them out for target grips. These Nill-Griffe grips are really fantastic and whoever put these on the 681 had good taste. This is an early no dash example and it never went back to the factory for the "M" stamp modification.
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I was in a gun shop yesterday, where I put a 4" 65-2 with Target stocks on layaway, where there was a 4", nickel, 586 no-dash, no M for sale ($749.99 +tax). I imagine that's likely one of the rarest .357 L-frames out there.
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Like all the M&P Revolvers.
Like all the M&P Revolvers.
Oh well, another 681 that isn't crossing the Mississippi to eager, yet despairing shooters in the West...
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Nice grab! I do like those grips.
Could we see a photo of the Police Capts name on the backstrap ? Maybe we could help you track it down.
Could we see a photo of the Police Capts name on the backstrap ? Maybe we could help you track it down.
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ANY police captain is a "person of note." (grin)
ezb57
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That gun is on my list. I love my blue 586, but that big old slab of nickeled steel as only Smith can do just does it.
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The only 681 I have is a certified "blood" gun. The officer it had been issued to used it to stop a felon that had murdered his girlfriend with a shotgun and was actively trying to kill the officer with the same shotgun. The felon took second place. I got the 681 when the Dept. sold them all off.
Here is a photo of the back strap and name. I was thinking about removing it but maybe not since it's part of the history of the gun now. If this was owned by Capt. Bellino who was the first Naval Academy cadet to win the Heisman Trophy then I'd definitely keep it on the gun.
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Bellino served a total of 28 years in the United States Navy and the Naval Reserve, and retired with the rank of captain.
After the close of his playing career, he was a successful businessman in the Boston area, where he was also active in charitable organizations. He and his wife, Ann Tansey, had two children, Therese and John, and lived in Bedford, Massachusetts.
Bellino died on March 27, 2019, at the age of 81.
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If you google Police Capt Joseph Bellini you get several hits around the country.
To me the way that script is it might have been a retirement gift.
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If you google Police Capt Joseph Bellini you get several hits around the country.
To me the way that script is it might have been a retirement gift.
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