My dad bought this lightly used for home protection back in 1981. Still has the receipt in the box from when he bought it. Cost him $189 out the door. He sold it to me yesterday for $350. It's my first handgun and it's also for home protection. I'll be taking it to the range (SJSC) the Sunday after Thanksgiving to shoot it for the first time. I'm not sure how much action the gun has seen. My dad says he's only shot it once and that was well over 25 years ago. I can't find a blemish on the gun aside from the mark the spring in the center of the cylinder creates when opening and closing the cylinder.

 

What do you guys think?

 

Here's some pics. (Ignore the surgical glove I'm wearing. Don't want to get any human oils on the gun and then clean it).

 

Looks sweet to me.

Nice!!!

A fine wheel gun.

 

Clean her good and get some speed loaders and speed strips, 6 snap caps with flat tops and start some reloading drills.

[You have a great revolver there. Bought my 19-3 about ten years ago, and

will never get rid of it.

The blueing is like it just came from the factory. This is my night stand

HD gun. For me, I found that a set of Hogue rubber grips makes for more

comfortable shooting. Mostly shoot .38 spcl and only .357 once in awhile.

Enjoy.

I bought my model 19 back in the 70's. They are a fine revolver, "The Combat Masterpiece". I really can't tell from you pics but does it have a target trigger? The hot set-up in the day was "Three T's"

Target trigger? What is that and how can I check to see if it has it?

Very nice wheelgun, if you were to only have 1 gun, that's a good choice.

Target trigger? What is that and how can I check to see if it has it?

 

Wide trigger. Looks like you have a target hammer. Will post pics of mine.

Target trigger? What is that and how can I check to see if it has it?

Target trigger is a lot wider and has vertical ridges. The target hammer also has a wider serrated surface for your thumb.

From the pics, it looks like you have both.

I can take better pics of the hammer and trigger tonight for confirmation. By the way, from the pics it looks like the bluing on the gun might be funny but that's just fuzz/dust stuck to the gun.

I can take better pics of the hammer and trigger tonight for confirmation. By the way, from the pics it looks like the bluing on the gun might be funny but that's just fuzz/dust stuck to the gun.

 

Get that damned revolver oiled down. That lint and dust attracts moisture thus rust.

Get that damned revolver oiled down. That lint and dust attracts moisture thus rust.

 

It actually is oiled down. The dust is sticking to it. It looks MUCH worse in the photo than it is reality but I will oil it all down anyway.

I bought my model 19 back in the 70's. They are a fine revolver, "The Combat Masterpiece". I really can't tell from you pics but does it have a target trigger? The hot set-up in the day was "Three T's"

 

 

Frank: S&W nitpick here - the "Combat Masterpiece" was the model 15. The model 19 was known as the "Combat Magnum"

Frank: S&W nitpick here - the "Combat Masterpiece" was the model 15. The model 19 was known as the "Combat Magnum"

 

 

Right Again Bob...

NICE!

 

I have the same EXACT 19-4. absolutely MINT condition! Love it!