Pre 27 Question
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tjpopkin
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of course. The RMs were made in any barrel length in 1/4" increments.
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And 4 inch barrels were available by order on post war 357 Magnums and Model 27s.
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I think there were about 50 made if memory serves.
I think there were about 50 made if memory serves.
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I just recently sold my 1957 4" pre-27.
It was a special order from H. H. Harris Co in Chicago Il.
There's a thread on them and I think there were only about 25 of them produced
but I have never seem an actual number as to how many there were.
They are pricey.
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The 4" was made in 27-2 as standard bbl length, after the Hwy patrol model 28 was dropped mid 70's. You get two less screws and a whole lot of change back.
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Rubiranch Pretty much sums it up. I stumbled upon this one at a local gun shop earlier this year
Apologies for the terrible pictures, she cleaned up pretty well.
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Apologies for the terrible pictures, she cleaned up pretty well.
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Here is a link to a thread devoted to capturing information about and photos of the 4" barreled special order pre-27s:
http://smith-wessonforum.com/s-w-ha...-photo-info-thread.html?466938=#post138985600
http://smith-wessonforum.com/s-w-ha...-photo-info-thread.html?466938=#post138985600
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My 6.5" 357 is serial 123 away (later) from Richard's. Shipped 6 weeks later. Doesn't mean anything but the serial caught my attention.
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Rubiranch Pretty much sums it up. I stumbled upon this one at a local gun shop earlier this year
Just wondering if you ever got around to lettering that great gun? If so, I would love to add the info to the 4” thread referenced above.
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Just wondering if you ever got around to lettering that great gun? If so, I would love to add the info to the 4” thread referenced above.
I completely forgot about it until this thread popped up, I promise I’ll get to it!
That being said I believe it falls between known guns shipped to H.H. Harris of Chicago and it was bought in a gun shop 15 miles west of Chicago so I have a pretty good idea where it was shipped to!
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