I saw one in a tiny little, old-fashioned gun shop in Georgia about a year ago. A little, wooden building in a tiny, tiny town. You probably all know the type.
I was looking for no lock Smiths and saw his modest selection of new J frames.
Then, lo and behold, in another cluttered display case, kind of tucked under some stuff, sat another Centennial, WITHOUT the damn weep hole on the left side.
"What's that, and is it for sale?"
He replied, "Well, I kind of had it sitting off to the side, but I guess I'd sell it." "It's a .38 Spl. 640," he continued, "in like new condition." It was too.
He wanted about the same price as the new 642 with the damn weep hole on the left side too!
Smart man!
T.