Some of you may remember my recent posts about this gun. It’s a very unique, perhaps one of a kind gun. It’s a nickel frame with a blued barrel pre model 19. Big deal right? A mismatched replacement part or a strange choice of refinish. But here’s where it gets interesting, if the barrel was reblued it was done at the factory. All the numbers match and everything is stamped appropriately. N on the nickel parts and B on the barrel with the open diamond. Ah ha you might say, the diamond indicates a refinish. But there’s no rework dates and according to the S&W standard catalog it can also indicate something special order like barrel length...or a special ordered finish. All the markings are crisp and clear. So do I roll the dice and contact Mr. Jinks because The real question is did it ship originally with the barrel or was it sent back to be done? It’s a early pre 19, I think in the first 5,000 (Serial # 2644xx) if this was a special order item well than it truly maybe a one of a kind two tone combat magnum.
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