[John Steffes]

I have a 617 6 shot with wood grips. All the ones I see have 10 shots and black rubber grips. Did they switch from 6 to 10 or do they make both. John 5-21 09

 

[Bob K]

S&W currently makes both....... with Hogue rubber grips. They might list some wooden grips on their site, that you can buy as an optional extra. I do not think that they make their own grips (wood or rubber) anymore. They buy theirs from the numerous grip makers, like Hogue, Altamont, and several others. Bob

 

[fat tom]

Did they switch from 6 to 10 or do they make both.

Yes,and yes. The earlier 617's like this no-dash came with combat grips as shown here.

f.t.