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Bryant Ridge's Analysis:Caliber - .357 Magnum/.38 Special, double-action revolver built on the square butt K Target frame with 4-screws. Blue or nickel finish, originally available in 4" ribbed barrel only, with a 1/8" Baughman Quick Draw on a plain ramp base front sight with micrometer click adjustable rear sight, later production with a 2-1/2" or 6-inch pinned barrel with a Patridge front sight, (3-inch barrel lengths are scarce with Ist production thought to be serial number K544677 in 1965, …

Bryant Ridge's Analysis:The Smith & Wesson Model 27 is a six-shot, double-action revolver chambered for the .357 Magnum cartridge and manufactured by the United States company Smith & Wesson. It was the first purpose-built revolver to fire the .357 Magnum cartridge. Designed in 1935, it was commonly called the "Registered Magnum." The Model 27 replaced the Registered Magnum in 1939, which was the Registered Magnum but was standardized for economic reasons due to the ease of production. M …

Bryant Ridge's Analysis:Smith & Wesson Model 60 (No Dash) .38 Special Revolver. This small revolver, designed primarily for plainclothesmen and off-duty police officers, made its public debut at The International Association of Chiefs of Police conference in 1950. At the conference, the Smith & Wesson sales force asked the police chiefs to vote on a name for the new revolver. The most commonly suggested name was .38 Chief’s Special. Designed with the needs of law enforcement officials in …

Bryant RIdge's AnalysisThe Smith & Wesson Model 10, previously known as the Smith & Wesson .38 Hand Ejector Model of 1899, the Smith & Wesson Military & Police or the Smith & Wesson Victory Model, is a K-frame revolver of worldwide popularity. In production since 1899, the Model 10 is a six-shot, .38 Special, double-action revolver with fixed sights. Over its long production run it has been available with barrel lengths of 2 in (51 mm), 2.5 in (64 mm), 3 in (76 mm), 4 in (100 …

Bryant Ridge's AnalysisCaliber - 9mm, traditional double-action, short alloy frame with steel slide, two 12-shot magazines supplied, .260" bobbed hammer, 3-1/2» barrel, sandblast blue or special production order for Ashland Shooting Supplies in nickel finish, 365" smooth trigger, ambidextrous safety, 1/8" serrated ramp with yellow bar front sight with white outline drift adjustable rear sight for windage only, three-piece pebble grain molded Delrin grip with S&W monogram, a 20-round extensio …