SMITH & WESSON MODEL 19-3 & LATER VARIATIONS ( .357 COMBAT MAGNUM) Description
.357 Mag. cal., (some variations found in .38 Spl. cal.), K-frame, 2 1/2 in. (round butt, disc. 1998), 4 in. (square butt), or 6 in. (square butt, disc. 1996) barrel, adj. rear sight, synthetic grips became standard 1994, drilled/tapped receiver became standard 1994, bright blue or nickel (disc. 1992) finish. Disc. 1999.
This model was supplied with a round butt on 2 1/2 in. barrel. The 2 1/2 and 6 in. barrels (blue finish) were disc. in 1991 along with the 4 and 6 in. nickel variations.
There were 8 engineering changes to this model.