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Before 1957 S&W models were named. Highway Patrolman, 357 magnum, 44 mag., K22, K38, K32 etc.
With the advent of eliminating the top sideplate screw they became a numbered series...The Highway Patrolman became the model 28, the 357 mag became the model 27, the 44 mag the model 29, the K22 the model 17 etc...
Then a few were marked 29-1
With the elimination of the screw in the front of the trigger guard around 1960 they became the 28-2, 27-2, 29-2 until 1981 or so.
Then they became the 28-3, 27-3, 29-3
The orginal 686 was introduced in 1982 as the 686.
Further engineering changes created further dashes....
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