S&W 19 & 66

[raygixxer89]

Congrats!! two fine Smiths!

The M19 clearly appears to be mis=stamped M18-3. But it's definitely a Model 19 frame. Otherwise the front face of the frame would be too short for the extractor rod shroud under the barrel.

But no big deal, it happens occasionally.

WOW! I thought my eyes were playing tricks on me and I convinced myself that it was a 9 instead of an 8, haha!
You did well, OP. That is a great price for the 66 here in TEXAS. I would have broke my hip taking my wallet out so fast to buy it. I paid much more for my no-dash 66 a couple of years ago.
Heck, I would have bought bothe of those pieces for the listed price.

 

[raygixxer89]

If you look closely it is stamped "19". Made me take a second look too!

Upon further review, after using the Bladerunner Program in my computer, it is clearly a 9.

 

[GerSan69]

I took another look at the cylinder breech face on your M66; I now see what you're talking about; there is an "extra" ring of metal around the rear rim of the cylinder, and then the chamber recesses. My M19-3 is the same way, but my other three magnums are N-frames, and they don't have the "extra" bit of metal. I can only surmise it is a K-frame magnum characteristic, but I don't know whether it carries over to the non-recessed cylinders. I don't think it does. Please excuse the nasty condition of my M19, I had just brought it home from purchasing it and took pictures before I cleaned it. Compare the M19-3's cylinder with a M28-2, M57, and M29-2, all P&R.

Brother Trigger, you're comparing an N-frame, which has a larger cylinder and therefore more room between chambers, to a K frame, which has much less room between chambers. The cuts to recess on the K, therefore, "overlap," for lack of a better term, where the increased size of the N means the recesses are further apart and much more defined.
A K-22 has more defined recesses because the .22 is, of course, much smaller than a .38/.357, so there is more territory between chambers. Hope this helps!


OP, your taste in revolvers is superb! Congratulations on some great finds (and my condolences to your wallet!)