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December 30, 2014
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A recent trip to my LGS netted me a revolver I knew existed but had never seen, subsequent searching on line has yielded very little information but I'm thinking its a least a little rare and with a OTD price of $284 I don't think I got hurt any.
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April 20, 2010
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Nice! Looks like really nice bluing on that one, often the Palmer made blued Dans have a really beautiful finish. While generally not as desirable as removable barrel models, it surely is at least a little rare.
You did very while at that price!
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December 19, 2014
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I'd say you did excellent. Any quality revolver less than $300 these days is a good find, and a DW to boot (I recently got my 6" Monson 15 for less than $300 as well). Unless you have problems with this gem I'd forget about the Palmer (anti-)hype. 3" is bonus.
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January 24, 2009
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I think that was an excellent buy, way to go!
Plus, the bluing on yours looks every bit as good as the bluing on mine...like a mile deep.
Here's a shot of my pair of 3" FB's.
April 8, 2011
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Beautiful, nice find!!!
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April 18, 2014
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December 30, 2014
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Charger Fan said
I think that was an excellent buy, way to go!
Very nice pair...does anyone have any idea how many of these were made or a place to research that information?
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January 24, 2009
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Unfortunately, that information might never be available. At least not now, currently.
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February 18, 2010
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I'd say you did exceptionally well! You said $284 OTD!!?? Awesome! I would have been all over that!
I've seen specimens for sale for much more and in not as good condition. Even without the changable barrel, it's a 3", .357mag revolver and it's a DW. A S&W 686 3" would go for much more and it's not nearly as much gun.
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December 19, 2014
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How does DW secure the shroud on the fix-barreled revolvers?
December 30, 2014
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Paul said
How does DW secure the shroud on the fix-barreled revolvers?
I've no idea to be honest, perhaps someone more knowledgable than I can say.
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March 25, 2013
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Absolutely GTDW. At that price it is almost a free gun. Do not scratch the sideplate by letting the cylinder start to close when ejecting cases. Keep the gun tilted to the left and your index and middle finger of your left hand putting pressure on the cylinder through the frame. Most Dans get scratches on the side plate from the ejector star. It would be a shame to mess up that polishing. IIRC ,they torque the barrel on with 120 lbs of torque. The info is somewhere in the forum. The factory may remove it and convert it to replaceable barrel mode but it costs more than the value added. Most people with the dan wesson disease just buy another gun. Whether Dan, Smith or Colt, the 3" Barrel is held in high esteem as a combat revolver .
July 9, 2014
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Ole Dog you are correct on the torque but I do want to add that it is still a 2 pc barrel / shroud system. First we would put the barrel on the frame and the end of the shroud was threaded like a big barrel nut if you will and the threads were timed just right and torqued with the use of Loctite as well. So with the 2pc barrel system, you still had tension at both ends of the barrel to minimize barrel wip/ hence the accuracy.
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December 19, 2014
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That's fantastic Eric. I was wondering if the same barrel tension was achieved with the fixed barrels, and so it is. Gracias for the info.
December 30, 2014
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Great information folks I really appreciate it.
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May 11, 2011
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that's a nice score. Thanks for the 
January 22, 2008
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That was a fabulous find, congrats!
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December 4, 2011
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that was a great score on a very nice looking gun. I have yet to add a blue FB to my collection, all the ones I've seen are stainless.
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December 30, 2014
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Thanks for all the replies, I'm going to order a set of Lady Dans (got small hands, what can I say) from LB in a light colored wood, the factory grips just are too large for me to use carry wise...fine for range use.
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