I've got a pristine 1961 round butt 4" pencil barrel with some aftermarket boot grips that would be a very good CCW. But I can't make myself stick it in a holster and rub the bluing off of it. The one that I've got ordered is the same only a square butt. If it looks as good as it does in the photos I probably won't be able to make myself use it as a carry piece either.
S&W revolvers from the 60s and 70s are too nice to think of them as "just" firearms. They're steel sculpture. I've always thought it a bit unusual that some of the best metalwork that humans have ever produced is in weaponry.
Human males take a lot of pride in the workmanship of their weapons.
