Very nice pieces, DirtFarmer and WyoCoyotehunter!
VarmintGuy, I agree with your assessment on the model 34s. I hunt S&W handguns tirelessly, and the kit guns in general, and the model 34s specifically, are like hen's teeth, When you do find them, they're often trashed and not at all up to collector quality. I, too, recently found a nickel model 34 that was not worth the price tag to me.