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aarondhgraham · May 1, 2010, 06:47 PM

Mine is a Model 15-4,,,
That means Model 15, 4th revision of the design.

Unfortunately I am not near my S&W book,,,
I can't tell you what dates the revisions were made.

S&W was kind of funny about barrel lengths,,,
For instance the Model 15 was catalogued as a 4" barrel,,,
But you do see 2" barrel models showing up at auction all the time.

I saw a 6" barrel version at a gun show one time,,,
But I think it was re-barreled with one meant for a Model 14.

Basically none of the model numbers had a specific barrel length,,,
A most common barrel length for sure,,,
But a single length per model,,,
Nope.

Now watch,,,
Having said that,,,
One of the real experts will prove me wrong.

May 1, 2010, 06:47 PM	#12
aarondhgraham Senior Member Join Date: December 1, 2009 Location: Stillwater, OKlahoma Posts: 8,638	The numbers after the dash are the revision numbers,,, Mine is a Model 15-4,,, That means Model 15, 4th revision of the design. Unfortunately I am not near my S&W book,,, I can't tell you what dates the revisions were made. S&W was kind of funny about barrel lengths,,, For instance the Model 15 was catalogued as a 4" barrel,,, But you do see 2" barrel models showing up at auction all the time. I saw a 6" barrel version at a gun show one time,,, But I think it was re-barreled with one meant for a Model 14. Basically none of the model numbers had a specific barrel length,,, A most common barrel length for sure,,, But a single length per model,,, Nope. Now watch,,, Having said that,,, One of the real experts will prove me wrong. __________________ Never ever give an enemy the advantage of a verbal threat. Caje: The coward dies a thousand times, the brave only once. Kirby: That's about all it takes, ain't it? Aarond is good,,, Aarond is wise,,, Always trust Aarond! (most of the time)