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Jim Watson

Yup.
1. A 19-5 is the variant that lost the "pinned and recessed" construction in 1982, minor change to -6 in 1988. Pretty old as the Internet Generation tells time.

2. Once upon a time, a company trained S&W armorer got, as part of his tool kit, a babbitt bar. He had been taught to beat a crooked revolver into line.

I had an ex wife that would beat me back into line with a bar - I wonder if she worked for s&w?