Jim K & Jackalope,
I have seen a lot of these with the factory barrel simply cut off with the factory sight or a replacement silver soldered back in place. But this one and a few others I have seen appear to have been rebarrelled; the shoulder of the barrel at the frame is like nothing else I have seen on a stock S&W. It is very visible in the fourth picture which shows the fitting number.
Or do you think they might have rolled the shoulder to tighten the barrel in the frame?
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