Here's another Smith & Wesson .38 Special Model 10 snub, a round butt variation. I special ordered it in late 1995 and took delivery on it the first week of 1996. It was difficult to secure, apparently being at the tail end of 2-inch Model 10 production. Not being content with accepting the Uncle Mikes rubber boot grips Smith & Wesson provided as standard at the time, I requested a pair of their custom "Dymondwood" stocks and requested that the stocks be checkered in the manner of traditionally supplied Smith & Wesson stocks rather than to be smooth as appeared in the catalog of the day. The color was termed "rosewood" but the hue is a unique red color which took some getting used to.
The revolver has an unusually fine, smooth action, very tight, yet with a wonderful trigger. It is one of the very last Smith & Wesson revolvers I have purchased brand new. I've wholly gone over to nice used examples of traditional Smith & Wesson revolvers of previous generations.
The Model 10 round butt with a "pinned and recessed" 2 1/2-inch Smith & Wesson Model 66 .357 Magnum also kept on hand here. They're shown with custom holsters ordered out for them.
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