S&W model help?

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gunluver

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I have a deep appreciation for nicely blued classic revolvers and in the past couple of years have been able to add a S&W model 19 and model 27 to my collection. I also have a fondness for the .357 cartridge (although I admit to practicing with .38).

So here is my question... I now have a blued M27 which is N frame and a blued M19 which is K frame. I would like to add a S&W revolver in .357 in both the J and L frames, blued not stainless.
I know I can find an L frame....the model 586. Are there any other L frame .357 models?
What about the J frame? Lots of J frame models in .38 only. I know I can get a model 60 (or it's variants) which is .357, but they are stainless. What J frame models are .357 AND blued?
 
In L frame there are these that I know of,,,

M619 & M620,,,

There is the M520 which is blued instead of stainless steel.

There are two Model 520's on gunbroker right now,,,
Both are stamped NYSP for New York State Police.

Aarond

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What J frame models are .357 AND blued?
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I don't believe that any of them are.

Some have a matte black finish similar to what's applied to M&P pistol slides, but I don't believe that any regular-production J frame .357s have been blued in the traditional sense.
There is the M520 which is blued instead of stainless steel.
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There are actually 2 completely different M520s, which has caused all sorts of confusion.

The first is an N frame 6-shot fixed-sight revolver produced in the early 80s; IIRC 3,000 were ordered by the NY State Police, but the order was canceled, they were sold on the U.S. civilian market instead, and no more were produced. All were blued with 4" barrels and were the only standard-production fixed-sight N frame .357s. Most are hidden in collector's safes and rarely emerge; when one pops up for sale, it's usually LNIB and priced pretty high ($1,200+).

The second is an L frame 7-shot adjustable-sight revolver with a matte black steel frame and grey titanium cylinder. IIRC all of them have 4" barrels and orange HiViz front sights. This gun was cataloged briefly in the mid-2000s but dropped pretty quickly.
The 619 and 620 were 7 shot L-frames.
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Correct; FWIW all had 4" 2-piece barrels, MIM lockwork, and the internal lock. The M619 has the odd distinction of being the only L frame with an unshrouded ejector rod.

Both of these guns were only offered in stainless finish, however.
The other blue L-frame is the fixed sight model 581.
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Correct, and AFAIK all of them had 4" full-underlug barrels, 6-shot cylinders, traditional forged lockwork, and no internal lock. The model was discontinued prior to the introduction of MIM and The Lock. IIRC the only standard option was nickel finish; I believe they weren't even offered with oversize Target stocks, although you'll find many of them wearing an owner-added set. :)

FWIW the M581 is one of those guns that's not particularly high-priced when you can find one, but is hard to find because not many were built and their owners tend to hang on to them.
 
It's sounds like the best way for me to go if I want to make this "collection" is to buy a 586 L frame (should be easier to find than the others).

As for a J frame, I do not want a 442 or one of the m&p variants. I do want blued steel. Maybe I will just add a M36. It's only .38, but it meets the blued steel requirement and it will look like it "belongs" with the rest of them.

Thanks for all the replies.
 
There was a small run of bead blasted blue 3 inch model 60's done. IIRC they were chambered in .357 Regards 18DAI
 
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