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The 638 is the shrouded hammer "bodyguard style", the 642 is the stainless "centennial style" (DAO, fully enclosed hammer, and the 442 is the black version of the 642 (or the 642 is the stainless version of the 442, however you want to look at it). All have lightweight aluminum frames.
The 637 is the exposed-hammer version, which might appeal to you the most.
The Model 60 (steel .357 magnum) I mentioned before is also very close in size (as they're all built on the same frame), but has a 1/4" longer barrel with a full shroud (so the barrel is slightly heavier), the added weight will help absorb recoil better for range time, but it is a little bit more expensive.
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Thanks Tex. The Model 60 seems about the same size as the 2" cobra .38 spec, and I want smaller so I won't go there(plus more $$). That leaves us with the others. I don't like how the sights are fixed and I can't install new ones but oh well this is a close quarters CCW gun anyways. I will probably go with one of model (637, 638, 642, 442) unless there is an equally sized snub with interchangeable sights.