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First S&W, first wheel gun

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So I posted this in the wrong forum, im moving it here.
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This is a little S&W 60-3. A buddy's father carried it as a back up a while back. Can I find the production year easily with serial number or something?
 
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A nice wheelie and still a great carry option!
A little history lesson; The M60 was the FIRST stainless steel production handgun made.

If you decide to change out the grips and no longer need the "T grip" let me know, I would buy it from you!
 
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A nice wheelie and still a great carry option!
A little history lesson; The M60 was the FIRST stainless steel production handgun made.

If you decide to change out the grips and no longer need the "T grip" let me know, I would buy it from you!
Thanks for this information. I don't know much about S&W, but this is an interesting tidbit about the gun.

Cheers.
 
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The Tyler T-grip was an article of faith waaaaaay back then. I suppose it keeps the trigger guard from rapping your knuckles, but there are other options.
BTW, you might want to pull the Tyler and make sure there is no corrosion between it (they are aluminum? ) and the stainless frame. Stainless can be made to rust if you work at it.
BTW II, yours is a square butt; can't say I've ever seen a stainless square butt.
Moon
 
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The Tyler T-grip was an article of faith waaaaaay back then. I suppose it keeps the trigger guard from rapping your knuckles, but there are other options.
BTW, you might want to pull the Tyler and make sure there is no corrosion between it (they are aluminum? ) and the stainless frame. Stainless can be made to rust if you work at it.
BTW II, yours is a square butt; can't say I've ever seen a stainless square butt.
Moon
Thanks for this advice. I hadn't even taken off the grip yet. I appreciate your knowledge along with that which has been contributed by other members of this forum.

Cheers, fellas.
 
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I love j frame revolvers. Can't get enough of them. Especially stainless finish. Enjoy and be safe.
 
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So I posted this in the wrong forum, im moving it here. View attachment 281997 This is a little S&W 60-3. A buddy's father carried it as a back up a while back. Can I find the production year easily with serial number or something?

Excellent first revolver. tom. :thumbsup:
 
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Revolvers are strangely cool guns. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do mine.

I never thought anything unusual about revolvers until I got one, then two, then a few more.

I find a strange fascination about holding them and shooting, that seems to be lacking in my semi-autos.

Don't get me wrong about Autos, I like them and carry them too, but a revolver feels like it has character (or some damn peculiar thing about it). Unfortunately, I wish it had more rounds, but it is what it is.

My favorite is .357 Magnum, my wife's is .38 Special.
 
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Sorry, gang, but it is a square butt. The round butt J-frames tuck under at the rear, with a curve that starts just below the mainspring brace; this one does not.
Depty' Tom's picture shows this clearly.
Square butt Js are less pronounced than in larger frame sizes.
Moon
 
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Sorry, gang, but it is a square butt. The round butt J-frames tuck under at the rear, with a curve that starts just below the mainspring brace; this one does not.
Depty' Tom's picture shows this clearly.
Square butt Js are less pronounced than in larger frame sizes.
Moon
Look at post #22, this is a round butt....
Square butt J frames appear somewhat flaired out, this one clearly tucks under.
 
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Believe what you like, gentlemen. Just had a look at my round-butt Centennial. There's scarcely room for the serial number on the flat at the bottom. The space is much larger on the OP's revo.
J-frame 'square butts' are not nearly as square as their larger brethren. They are still rounded on the corners, but not 'tucked under' like a round butt. .
Moon
 
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From Supica's 'Complete Catalog of Smith & Wesson' (sorry, Butch, I forgot I had a copy!)
"Square butt A grip frame that becomes significantly wider (emphasis added) near the bottom, with relatively (emphasis added) sharp corners at the front and rear of the butt"
My three Centennials have round butts. My Kit Gun has a square butt. My first first J-frame (in 1971) had a square butt. I know the difference. But suit yourselves, guys. It ain't worth arguing about.
Moon
ETA-Tell ya' what. If the OP would be kind enough to pull off the grips and take another picture, maybe we can resolve this to everybody's satisfaction. If I'm being misled by the angle of the picture, I'll stand corrected. And for the OP; in perfect honesty, I've never even seen a square butt M60. You might have an interesting oddball there.
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