Rare gun… 27-2, 6.5” barrel, Nickel finish

[KSK]

Very nice, PauldL. Fantastic condition!

 

[Model19man]

6 1/2" used to be a standard barrel length for Smith & Wesson in the 1950's to 1970's so that is pretty common. The nickel finish is uncommon. The letter does not say your revolver was 1 of 1 but it might be one of a few. Nice score.

 

[PauldL]

Very nice, PauldL. Fantastic condition!

TY Sir!
Yours as well!

 

[6GUNSONLY]

I know of a pre-model marked 6 1/2" nickeled .357... a certain forum member is the keeper of it.

 

[27 Man]

I am partial to the 27-2 model and have several in all the barrel lengths, except the 6.5". At one of the recent Tulsa shows I found one but, alas, it was a 27 no dash with non relieved grips from 1961. A trade was made and I now have an almost complete set.

 

[KenTheHunter]

Dash it all!...

I would have taken bets that I have a 6 1/2" 27-2, but after a careful search of my safe I can only find this 27 no dash, and it's not even nickel...Now I have to rejoin the hunt......Ben

Nothing wrong with that

 

[Vtgw938]

Just ran into this Ad for sale.

 

[Vettepartz]

Here's a couple of my 27-2's. Top one is 8 3/8" nickel from 1979. Bottom one is a 6 1/2" from 1963. These are not like the one the OP showed, but together they could be the parents.

 

[raljr1]

I ahve seen a few 27-2s in nickel, not sure if any were 6-1/2" barrels. I do have this one, a 1955 357 Magnum. Shipped a month before I arrived. It is a 6-1/2". It has been shown here before.

 

[Muley Gil]

The closest I ever had was a nickel M27 with an 8 3/8" barrel.

 

[KSK]

Here's a couple of my 27-2's. Top one is 8 3/8" nickel from 1979. Bottom one is a 6 1/2" from 1963. These are not like the one the OP showed, but together they could be the parents.

Nice looking pair of 27-2's.

 

[KSK]

I ahve seen a few 27-2s in nickel, not sure if any were 6-1/2" barrels. I do have this one, a 1955 357 Magnum. Shipped a month before I arrived. It is a 6-1/2". It has been shown here before.View attachment 783575View attachment 783576

Great gun! I have accounted for less than 5, 5 screw Pre-27's with a 6.5" barrel and Nickel finish.

 

[CKPOMEH]

That's a nice looking 6" gun in the case. Yes, the 6.5" barrel was dropped in 1967 per the available barrel lengths listed in the S&W catalog. However, the factory still shipped 27-2 revolvers using the remaining 6.5" barrels into the early 70's. Here is an early 70's blue one I have. S/N N34396.

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I have the simila config from early 70s (don't recall exact SN). 6.5 with matching magna stocks, but mine is with TT and TH (which is somewhat unusual - no TS but TH and TT)...They did use all spare parts for sure!

It is the fourth from left to right. I had laid out the various barrel lengths (missing the 4" below) for a fellow member to see their looks.

 

[YeshuaIsa53]

It has been awhile, but now I want a blue one: unless the nickel looks like those "one in a million" finishes of olden times. Great guns and thanks for the carrots. Good pictures can do that to a man that wanted one anyway.

 

[Gdogman]

Nice find Karl.......very envious.

The 27 was the first N frame gun I collected when I wandered past my initial J frame tendencies. I have a Pre 27 6.5" nickel and a 27 ND 6.5" but the 6.5" nickel is the only finish and barrel length missing from my set of 27-2. In my years long search for that gun, I have run into a few but the owners were not selling. Here is a picture of my 27-2 set, all barrel sizes and both finishes, minus the nickel 6.5". It is a hard to find gun.

 

[KSK]

Nice find Karl.......very envious.

The 27 was the first N frame gun I collected when I wandered past my initial J frame tendencies. I have a Pre 27 6.5" nickel and a 27 ND 6.5" but the 6.5" nickel is the only finish and barrel length missing from my set of 27-2. In my years long search for that gun, I have run into a few but the owners were not selling. Here is a picture of my 27-2 set, all barrel sizes and both finishes, minus the nickel 6.5". It is a hard to find gun.View attachment 785710View attachment 785709

Thanks, G. Awesome collection of 27-2's