[HSMITH]

The gunshow this last weekend was nice, lots of tables and some good buys for a change:rolleyes: :rolleyes:

I spotted a really clean M19 and looked it over, it was excellent + and the price was close. We haggled a tad, he paid the tax and transfer fees so I bought it. I got what I consider a very fair price considering the condition. Hopefully I can get out and shoot it this week sometime.......

It is a M19-4, pinned and recessed with a deep blue. Serial # indicates it was born in 1979 (thanks Mike!). There is a faint drag line but no other evidence of it ever being fired. The breechface is pristine as is the topstrap making me think it was possibly rolling around in a drawer somewhere for the last 24 years. Some bunghole managed to bugger up the screws for the sideplate and a tiny mark on the sideplate itself but I can fix that stuff as time goes by. None of the internals were touched thankfully, until I had my way with it :evil: :evil:http://www.thehighroad.org./attachment.php?s=&postid=582622

[C.R.Sam]

Good catch.
great gun.
great pic.

Sam

[Yo]

Gorgeous gun. I don't think you can find a better combination of good looks and function. BTW, those are some of the nicest stock S&W grips I've seen.

[sm]

Very Very Nice Sir!
Congrats

[HSMITH]

Thanks guys.

Yo, keep an eye out. When this thing gets the conversion to round butt they will be up for sale. Small hands and these grips are not a good combo.

[Standing Wolf]

Mighty pretty!

[Mike Irwin]

Amazingly good looking grips for an S&W of any era, really.

Still that stinking plow handle design, but they compliment the gun nicely.

[rbert0005]

I just picked this one up last weekend. 1972 version and I think it is unfired.

Nice find on yours.

Bob

[rbert0005]

And this one about 3 weeks ago.

Bob

[Balog]

Congrats. Beautiful gun.
BTW, I think my parents have the exact same table. I recognize the "grain."

[HSMITH]

Nice 19's Bob!! That 6" looks to be cherry....

[rbert0005]

Thanks,

Yup, that one is cherry and the Nickel one is unfired.

Bob

[HSMITH]

I put 450 rounds through mine tonight and it is SWEET!!!!! It shoots a whole bunch better than I do. Double action pull is fantastic!!! I have not been this high on a gun in a long time. We just hit it off and it was all good. I cut my shooting teeth on a K-frame Smith (M13) of a similar vintage, and I guess it makes this one just feel right to me. At any rate it is a keeper!!!