Hey Smith lovers--want to see what I lucked into?

[Ricketts]

Went to the Kenton Nationals in Kenton, Ohio yesterday. HUGE swap meet. Took us 10 hours to walk thru it.

Anyhow, in about the fourth row, I'm walking by a table and this plants me---

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I start talking to the guy and after about 5 minutes of negotiation, this went into the bag---


Do you know what it is??

Markings--

627-3
Performance Center
357 mag 8x

I couldn't believe I found this at an open air shitkicker event--where every 3rd Remmy 870 ever made was there and up for sale.

[MAINER]

Yes, it's a veeerrry loud .357 mag snubbie with two more holes than my equally loud Model 66 2 1/2" :eek:

Thinking that's an "L" frame? Nope, gotta be an "N", right?

Jerry Mikelik would love it.

Great find! Congrats! :bow:

[Outlaw Patriot]

All the longer 627s I've seen have a fluted cylinder, not sure why this one would be different.

[Ricketts]

It is a limited run of Ultimate Defensive Revolver--otherwise known as a Bloodwork gun--thus named by the movie with Clint Eastwood.

[BUFF]

Excellent, Rick! Sweet!

[pjpjr]

The big question is how much did it cost? These guns are nice and quite collectible but like anything else they are available....just add money!

[bykerhd]

I've never really bought in to N-frame Smiths as belly guns, or as being particularly concealable.
But, that IS a very nice piece.
Congrats and enjoy your little fire-breather.:wink:

[Bawana jim]

And no lock, gezzzz what a good deal.

jim

[1MOR]

Now that's a serious belly gun! If some mope ever needs a serious pistol whoopin, ya gots a serious pistol to whoopem with!! :biggrin: :biggrin: :biggrin:

[renaissance_warrior]

sweet piece! and on a practical note, I pity the fool that thinks it's a six-shooter! :wink:

[Azrial]

Nice, but I would like it more with a 4-5" barrel!

[Ricketts]

They made them like that in the 4-5 and 6" IIRC. But this 2-5/8" is the hard one to find.

This is why I got so worked up over this--

http://www.gunbroker.us/Auction/ViewItem.asp?Item=99758080

[owlcreekok]

I remember losing sleep over the fact that I could not afford one of those with a 6" tube for shooting bowling pins. Another of thos, "If I only knew then what I know now..."

Good snag Rick. I am green with envy, but happy for you.

:bow:

[1MOR]

You DAWG!!! :biggrin:

[Fleabus]

Yeah, I see it now " Ultra Rare S & W for Sale "...
With that GB response I`d turn that in a HB...

[Ricketts]

I probably will turn it. The thought of getting a few house payments for 'free' so quickly is appealing--

I like the gun but it puts me a couple months closer to completely debt free without selling an EBR---

It is out on the way to S&W right now getting fitted with the second cylinder.

[DYNOMIKE]

Sweet find of a Very Cool piece.. :beer: :whiskey:

The Second Cylinder is a great idea...