Pawn shop find.......not a Ruger though

Local gun store/pawn shop where I do a bit of business had this in the case. Marked $875 but I ended up out the door at $750. It turned out a little interesting. The serial number and non pinned barrel say it should be a 27-3, but it is clearly marked 27-2 on the frame. So according to a local guy who says he knows S&W pistols, it is apparently a "transition gun" between the 27-2 and switch to 27-3 and is fairly rare. Doesn't really matter though, as I bought it to keep because I always wanted one. If it's worth more fine, if not, that's fine too. But it's pristine. Not a nick or scratch, nickel is perfect and appears to be fired little if any.

A transitional revolver but still not a P and R. I had an early 27-2 with a pre-27 barrel. It also had the lazy ampersand on the barrel. Cool but not any more valuable!

Beautiful revolver at a very decent price! Congrats!

NICE snag!

Absolutely Flawless!!

What a find,,,played the Lotto lately?? :wink:
Terry

That is a beautiful find and great looking Smith!

Gorgeous gun at a great price! I like the anomaly of a 27-2 that's not pinned. It's not like S&W's turned to trash when they removed a simple pin. I think you did very well! Will you be shooting it?

I don't own anything I don't shoot. I have quite a collection of guns, but am NOT a gun collector. No such thing as "too nice" to shoot. At least not to me

very nice revolver. I'd shoot it too!

Awesome!

Very nice looking revolver,wish it belong to me!

Awesome grab man, what a beauty!

That's a nice one for sure!