? About the S&W American Series 686 engraved revolver...

ClydeFrog · December 18, 2012, 04:57 PM

Hi forum members;

My good friend in the US northeast is considering his 1st handgun purchase.
He wants a new DA revolver that will retain it's sale value over time.
My friend is looking at a NIB Smith & Wesson 686 American Series 4" barrel but I noticed a major flaw;

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The right side of this S&W 686 revolver(non cylinder release side) has a engraved US flag with the "stars" going the WRONG way!
Yes, I know many US gun owners support America & love the good ole Red White and Blue BUT does Smith & Wesson know about this engraving error?

I may be wrong but I've always heard the "stars" or blue part of the US Flag goes first. That's why US military troops & vehicles display the "reverse" flag on the right.
Please post here or PM me. No cranks or jokes please.
Let's keep it classy,

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Clyde

spacecoast · December 18, 2012, 05:03 PM

I guess I see what you mean, I agree they could have done a better job imitating the true pattern of the stars.

Mystro · December 18, 2012, 05:07 PM

The flag is shown as 'backwards' and worn on the right side as a symbol of soldier's always serging FORWARD, never retreating.

ClydeFrog · December 18, 2012, 05:42 PM

That is 100% correct!

Maybe a group of real Americans can contact S&W en mass and request a change or at least ask them to drop the right side US flag logo on this revolver line if they can't change the mistake.

Thanks for the reply messages.
Clyde
www.smithandwesson.com

BarryLee · December 18, 2012, 06:00 PM

Well, not sure, but doesn’t the reversed flag only apply to items like vehicles or people that might be in movement and not inanimate objects that would be carried. I mean maybe in this context the orientation of the flag is acceptable.

ClydeFrog · December 19, 2012, 05:51 PM

Today I got a new email from a S&W staff member. She said she would pass it on to the other related dept supervisors.

Clyde

spacecoast · December 19, 2012, 09:27 PM

I thought you were talking about the stars being all in a row vs. staggered as they are supposed to be.

southjk · December 21, 2012, 02:22 PM

Regardless of the direction of the flag, I agree that the stars do look wrong all lined up like that. Each row is supposed to be staggered.

December 18, 2012, 04:57 PM	#1
ClydeFrog Junior member Join Date: May 1, 2010 Posts: 5,797	? About the S&W American Series 686 engraved revolver... Hi forum members; My good friend in the US northeast is considering his 1st handgun purchase. He wants a new DA revolver that will retain it's sale value over time. My friend is looking at a NIB Smith & Wesson 686 American Series 4" barrel but I noticed a major flaw; . The right side of this S&W 686 revolver(non cylinder release side) has a engraved US flag with the "stars" going the WRONG way! Yes, I know many US gun owners support America & love the good ole Red White and Blue BUT does Smith & Wesson know about this engraving error? I may be wrong but I've always heard the "stars" or blue part of the US Flag goes first. That's why US military troops & vehicles display the "reverse" flag on the right. Please post here or PM me. No cranks or jokes please. Let's keep it classy, . Clyde

December 18, 2012, 05:07 PM	#3
Mystro Senior Member Join Date: November 26, 2004 Location: Central Pa. Posts: 1,528	The flag is shown as 'backwards' and worn on the right side as a symbol of soldier's always serging FORWARD, never retreating. __________________ "I'm a good guy with a gun" What do I care if I give up some freedom or rights?....The Goverment will take care of me. This kind of thinking is now in the majority and it should concern you. "Ask not what you can do for your country, but what free entitlements you can bleed from your country"

December 18, 2012, 05:42 PM	#4
ClydeFrog Junior member Join Date: May 1, 2010 Posts: 5,797	Exactly!..... That is 100% correct! Maybe a group of real Americans can contact S&W en mass and request a change or at least ask them to drop the right side US flag logo on this revolver line if they can't change the mistake. Thanks for the reply messages. Clyde www.smithandwesson.com

December 18, 2012, 06:00 PM	#5
BarryLee Senior Member Join Date: July 29, 2010 Location: The ATL (OTP) Posts: 3,946	Well, not sure, but doesn’t the reversed flag only apply to items like vehicles or people that might be in movement and not inanimate objects that would be carried. I mean maybe in this context the orientation of the flag is acceptable. __________________ A major source of objection to a free economy is precisely that it ... gives people what they want instead of what a particular group thinks they ought to want. Underlying most arguments against the free market is a lack of belief in freedom itself. - Milton Friedman

December 19, 2012, 05:51 PM	#6
ClydeFrog Junior member Join Date: May 1, 2010 Posts: 5,797	update: 12/19/2012 S&W headquarters.... Today I got a new email from a S&W staff member. She said she would pass it on to the other related dept supervisors. Clyde

December 18, 2012, 05:03 PM	#2
spacecoast Senior Member Join Date: October 14, 2009 Location: Sunshine and Keystone States Posts: 4,461	I guess I see what you mean, I agree they could have done a better job imitating the true pattern of the stars.

December 19, 2012, 09:27 PM	#7
spacecoast Senior Member Join Date: October 14, 2009 Location: Sunshine and Keystone States Posts: 4,461	I thought you were talking about the stars being all in a row vs. staggered as they are supposed to be.

December 21, 2012, 02:22 PM	#8
southjk Senior Member Join Date: December 5, 2012 Location: Memphis Posts: 468	Regardless of the direction of the flag, I agree that the stars do look wrong all lined up like that. Each row is supposed to be staggered.