The ultimate Model 19/66 Combat Magnum thread
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Engine49guy
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While avoiding always or never when describing anything S&W have yet to see an original nickle Combat Magnum with 6 groove tangs (Yet)
(Was the JFK engraved gun Nickel ? )
The Combat Magnum was introduced at K-260,000 and the ten groove tangs seem to appear somewhere around K-261,600.
The earliest Nickel CM I have seen is just above that range and has 10 groove tangs.
Although Model marking was in effect some non model marked CM's shipped as late as Mid 1959,
Dont forget revolvers were not completed or shipped in numerical order.
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Leatherhead23
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Added a blued no dash Model 19 to the heard.
Thanks for letting me share.
Thanks for letting me share.
No, thank you for sharing your beautiful no dash! Congrats to you.Added a blued no dash Model 19 to the heard.
Thanks for letting me share.
flagman1776
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19-3 4" (duty)
19-4 4" 3Ts
66-1 4" (duty)
66-2 3" (OD)
66-7 4"HB bedside
19-4 4" 3Ts
66-1 4" (duty)
66-2 3" (OD)
66-7 4"HB bedside
sbowenjr
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Nice 19 no dash Mike. I thought I had warned you how addictive they are.They should put a warning label on the box that reads This firearm will severely impare your checking account and if your wife finds out you bought it there is a strong possibility that it will induce a mood that is counter productive to producing offspring.Purchase at your own risk etc. etc. Congratulations again. One ain't enough.
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sbowenjr
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Thank you. I was thinking I had not seen one on the forum. B T W I learn alot from your posts. Alot of the more seasoned collectors on this forum have probably forgotten more than I ever will be able to learn. I appreciate it.
sbowenjr
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Here is my earliest Combat Magnum. I was surprised that I got this one. Auction ended and when the smoke cleared I was the winner. BTW my wife said that ain't winning. I beg to differ. Its a little rough but heck so am I. This is the first blued one I have with the serial on cylinder.
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sbowenjr
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Anyone ever see a 19-1 nickel come up for sale?
Leatherhead23
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Nice one, Stu. I'd call that a win!
sbowenjr
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It has some rough spots under the trigger guard. Thanks Mike.
helmsp
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Got a 66 no dash and two altamonts yesterday. Had to post it with a matching 19-2.
Next pic I'll include my 66-1.
S&W 19 and 66 by Patrick Helms, on Flickr
Next pic I'll include my 66-1.
S&W 19 and 66 by Patrick Helms, on Flickr
loeman
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Guess I'd better get on board with mine. This is a Md 10-4 in nickel, made circa 1980.
I have a thing for 19's I suppose. I've probably owned a half dozen or so over the years. I'll keep them for a while, trade or sell them and think "Well, so much for those." Yea...right.
It's even worse now that I'm a big fan of the Model 15, especially since I 99.9% shoot 38's in my Model 19's. I'll tell myself, "I don't really NEED a 19. I'm got a nice 15 for 38's."
But sure enough, a nice blue job, with a nice set of target grips will catch my eye, and home comes another 19.
The latest is a -3, made in 1973.
Target trigger, target hammer, trigger stop, etc.
It's even worse now that I'm a big fan of the Model 15, especially since I 99.9% shoot 38's in my Model 19's. I'll tell myself, "I don't really NEED a 19. I'm got a nice 15 for 38's."
But sure enough, a nice blue job, with a nice set of target grips will catch my eye, and home comes another 19.
The latest is a -3, made in 1973.
Target trigger, target hammer, trigger stop, etc.
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