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**Mike Irwin** · March 28, 2013, 08:06 AM

My 6" Model 28 was my first N frame.

I bought it many years ago at Green Top in Richmond, Virginia.

They had two. One was pretty beat up finish wise, and had a bit of endshake and cylinder wobble. The price on it was $299.99 or something like that.

The other one had very close to perfect bluing, zero endshake, zero cylinder wobble, and had barely any drag line.

It was, IIRC, $350 or $375.

I decided to play dumb (not a stretch) and asked the guy "Why is this one so much more than this one?"

He said "If you're interested, I'll give you the (good) one for the same price the other one."

I just about broke my arm getting my wallet out of my back pocket.

March 28, 2013, 08:06 AM	#11
Mike Irwin Staff Join Date: April 13, 2000 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 41,390	My 6" Model 28 was my first N frame. I bought it many years ago at Green Top in Richmond, Virginia. They had two. One was pretty beat up finish wise, and had a bit of endshake and cylinder wobble. The price on it was $299.99 or something like that. The other one had very close to perfect bluing, zero endshake, zero cylinder wobble, and had barely any drag line. It was, IIRC, $350 or $375. I decided to play dumb (not a stretch) and asked the guy "Why is this one so much more than this one?" He said "If you're interested, I'll give you the (good) one for the same price the other one." I just about broke my arm getting my wallet out of my back pocket. __________________ "The gift which I am sending you is called a dog, and is in fact the most precious and valuable possession of mankind" -Theodorus Gaza Baby Jesus cries when the fat redneck doesn't have military-grade firepower.