No, the RIP was for Mr. Reichard.
I too have lost track of George. I hope he is well.
I would be *very happy* to see him turn up here.
He also taught me to shoot; and all the revolvers I currently own have been through his hands.
He liked the issued Ruger Service-Six series, I recall.
"If I ever needed to hunt in a tuxedo, then this would be the rifle I'd take." - okie john
"Not being able to govern events, I govern myself." - Michel De Montaigne
The 4” NY-1 RB in the OP gives me a serious chubby.
A 1980 era 3” 64 was my only handgun for a number of years - IIRC it was actually my second handgun purchase, but the one that stuck. (Stupid me bought a 4” 586 on my 21st birthday and only fed it the case of ten year old Remington-Peters full house 158g magnums I found in the basement. Turned me right off from the .357 for years.) I think I bought the 64 with my next paycheck as a reaction, and sold the 586 soon thereafter; I still have the 64 and will never sell it.
Because of the 64, I have a thing for RB K frames. In my late 20s I was considering a reserve officer position in my town, and almost bought a 4” 681 to use for that. I fully intended to send it off to be RBed but the commission never happened, and I’ve never been in a position to find another 681.
This is serious thread drift, but last year I did pick up a S&W that pulls the same strings for me. It’s a 4” RB 619, an L frame with an unlugged HB similar to a 65. I have a set of compact rubber Hogues on it, and it’s proving to be a delightful holster gun. I like revolvers for when I’m in the woods, and with me moving to moose and bear country...
Ken
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