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A fine early Christmas present to myself....

Post by fortyshooter » Fri Dec 05, 2025 10:58 am

Took me a long time but wanted a very nice blued S&W Model 19 to add to my collection. All my other Smiths are stainless steel and this one is in a fine deep blue. Took some searching to find this at the price I wanted to pay and it was built in 1975-76 with the pinned barrel and recessed cylinder chambers.
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Re: A fine early Christmas present to myself....

Post by BigAl52 » Fri Dec 05, 2025 12:36 pm

Old Smiths still the best looking revolvers ever made. Congrats Forty
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Re: A fine early Christmas present to myself....

Post by HenryFan » Fri Dec 05, 2025 12:41 pm

forty shooter -

That's a prize. Well done.

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Re: A fine early Christmas present to myself....

Post by Coach » Fri Dec 05, 2025 3:06 pm

Nice.

I have a couple of 19’s

One from my uncle in .357 and my Dad’s old service revolver in .38. Second from the top.

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Re: A fine early Christmas present to myself....

Post by GFK » Fri Dec 05, 2025 3:30 pm

👍

Firearms seems to be like Lay's Potato Chips: it is hard to have just one. Congratulations!
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Re: A fine early Christmas present to myself....

Post by BrokenolMarine » Fri Dec 05, 2025 5:03 pm

Very nice. I wouldn't mind adding a 2-1/2 inch model 19 to my collection. I've always liked revolvers.
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Re: A fine early Christmas present to myself....

Post by Headhog » Fri Dec 05, 2025 6:40 pm

Nice a classic Smith. They don’t get any finer.

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Re: A fine early Christmas present to myself....

Post by fortyshooter » Fri Dec 05, 2025 9:41 pm

Coach wrote:
Fri Dec 05, 2025 3:06 pm
Nice.

I have a couple of 19’s

One from my uncle in .357 and my Dad’s old service revolver in .38. Second from the top.

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Is that a Model 66 3rd one down? I have one with 4 inch Model 66 from 1976 too.

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Post by Vaquero » Fri Dec 05, 2025 10:25 pm

Nice snag, forty.

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Re: A fine early Christmas present to myself....

Post by Coach » Sat Dec 06, 2025 1:41 am

fortyshooter wrote:
Fri Dec 05, 2025 9:41 pm
Coach wrote:
Fri Dec 05, 2025 3:06 pm
Nice.

I have a couple of 19’s

One from my uncle in .357 and my Dad’s old service revolver in .38. Second from the top.

Image

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Is that a Model 66 3rd one down? I have one with 4 inch Model 66 from 1976 too.
Yes.

It’s a 66-2. I got that one from my Dad too.

He was a Deputy Sheriff.
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