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<blockquote data-quote="Shadowrider" data-source="post: 1272584" data-attributes="member: 3099"><p>-3 is good to go and is the "earlier" type with forged parts inside which will bring a premium. My first post's values still apply, but you are now looking at the upper end of the range. </p><p></p><p>Another way to tell if it has forged parts is if the firing pin is in the hammer. The -3 is the engineering revision level. Here's some info I nabbed off of another site:</p><p></p><p><strong><em>686 ''dash nothing'' - 1980</em></strong></p><p><strong><em></em></strong></p><p><strong><em>686-1, 1986 - radius stud package and floating hand</em></strong></p><p><strong><em></em></strong></p><p><strong><em>686-M - 1987 recall stamping on earlier versions</em></strong></p><p><strong><em></em></strong></p><p><strong><em>686-2, 1987, hammer nose change, bushing and ass'd parts</em></strong></p><p><strong><em></em></strong></p><p><strong><em>686-3, 1988, new yoke retention system</em></strong></p><p><strong><em>1990 - 2 1/2" barrel introduced.</em></strong></p><p><strong><em></em></strong></p><p><strong><em>686-4 ........ 1994 thru 1998 - many changes including move to 7 shot, sight changes etc. </em></strong></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Shadowrider, post: 1272584, member: 3099"] -3 is good to go and is the "earlier" type with forged parts inside which will bring a premium. My first post's values still apply, but you are now looking at the upper end of the range. Another way to tell if it has forged parts is if the firing pin is in the hammer. The -3 is the engineering revision level. Here's some info I nabbed off of another site: [B][I]686 ''dash nothing'' - 1980 686-1, 1986 - radius stud package and floating hand 686-M - 1987 recall stamping on earlier versions 686-2, 1987, hammer nose change, bushing and ass'd parts 686-3, 1988, new yoke retention system 1990 - 2 1/2" barrel introduced. 686-4 ........ 1994 thru 1998 - many changes including move to 7 shot, sight changes etc. [/I][/B] [/QUOTE]
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