Gary Reeder
Those buying the S&W model 10 frames and a
Monday, October 19, 2020, 17:59

)barrel, don't be discouraged if things don't just go together easily. We have 2 or 3 of them in here right now that didn't fit, period. One is an early Military & Police (before it became the model 10). It is one of the guns that had a large barrel shank (the part that has the threads). It was put together but nothing quite worked. Everything rubs together and nothing fits. We can fix it but it won't be as cheap a snubbie as he expected.

Another is another parts gun the fellow bought in pieces. It doesn't go together at all. The barrel was for a later gun and won't match up with the frame. The crane is rubbing everything and the cylinder rubs hard against the rear of the barrel. The cylinder was for a snubbie whereas the frame was for another gun. So, it too will need some TLC. The gist of this is nothing these days is free. In most cases if you buy a frame and a barrel separate be expecting to have some work done on it. This one has WSS, Quincy IL stamped on the barrel, whatever that is.