Stocks on the Earliest Combat Magnums

[Doc44]

I only have one example, K260005, shipped in January 1956 to Pete Kuhlhoff of Argosy Magazine. I believe the stocks on this revolver are similar to what would have been on K260001. These stocks are numbered, 260020. Single click on the photo for a better look.

Bill

 

[Bullet Bob]

I always learn something from Doc44's posts, and appreciate them. And the pictures aren't so dark that I go blind.

 

[THE PILGRIM]

Here's my 19-2 that I bought in Guam.
As I have posted, the dude who ordered it refused to buy it when it arrived at the Anderson AFB BX because of the price increase.
He expected $95 and it came in at $105.

 

[TheTinMan]

For contrast, here is a 357 Combat Magnum that shipped in July of 1958 with a 4-screw frame and without a model number. The cylinder and ejector have the serial number on them but the barrel does not. Hopefully that's because it was so close to the transition to the Model 19 (sn K317151).

The extractor cutout looks more rounded - less elliptical - on Doc's earlier example. Possibly shallower as well.

 

[JP@AK]

here is a 357 Combat Magnum that shipped in July of 1958 with a 4-screw frame and without a model number. The cylinder and ejector have the serial number on them but the barrel does not. Hopefully that's because it was so close to the transition to the Model 19 (sn K317151).

Close, yes. Consider the following Combat Magnum revolvers:
K316966 - not model marked
K317151 - not model marked
K318349 - not model marked

K316819 - marked as Model 19
K317348 - marked as Model 19
K318968 - marked as Model 19

Notice the lack of consistency.

The same revolvers listed in serial order:
K316819 - marked as Model 19
K316966 - not model marked
K317151 - not model marked
K317348 - marked as Model 19
K318349 - not model marked
K318968 - marked as Model 19

 

[Claymore33]

Beautiful guns , handsome grips.

 

[DARE]

Here is my first year gun from August 1956. K261590.

 

[Tijeras_Slim]

My K263800 looks just like the above gun.

 

[turnerriver]

K317190, not model marked, factory reblue in 1976. It came to me with rosewood target stocks.

Regards,