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Can somebody tell me about this S&W?
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<blockquote data-quote="Shadowrider" data-source="post: 700936" data-attributes="member: 3099"><p>Looks like you may have a real find there...</p><p></p><p>"<em>Just when my ambivalent hopes were waning, I learned that more of these reclaimed Models 642 were shipped through the gates of Smith & Wesson on 25 February 1993, 700 in all, with a possibility of another 500 to follow. But instead of the rich high polish blue, these little Airweights Centennials, also re-marked "MOD. 042" were finished in the matte blue of the forthcoming darker Model 442, hence my reference to this variant as the "transitional Model 42," which designation I'm proud to note Pete Dickey, Technical Editor of the NRA's The American Rifleman, saw fit to adopt, with appropriate credit, in his two-part history of "Smith & Wesson Hammerless Revolvers" in late 1993."</em></p><p></p><p>Long article here:</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.thegunzone.com/sw042.html" target="_blank">http://www.thegunzone.com/sw042.html</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Shadowrider, post: 700936, member: 3099"] Looks like you may have a real find there... "[I]Just when my ambivalent hopes were waning, I learned that more of these reclaimed Models 642 were shipped through the gates of Smith & Wesson on 25 February 1993, 700 in all, with a possibility of another 500 to follow. But instead of the rich high polish blue, these little Airweights Centennials, also re-marked "MOD. 042" were finished in the matte blue of the forthcoming darker Model 442, hence my reference to this variant as the "transitional Model 42," which designation I'm proud to note Pete Dickey, Technical Editor of the NRA's The American Rifleman, saw fit to adopt, with appropriate credit, in his two-part history of "Smith & Wesson Hammerless Revolvers" in late 1993."[/I] Long article here: [url]http://www.thegunzone.com/sw042.html[/url] [/QUOTE]
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