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Just to kick this thread back up a notch.

15-4 4"

It’s here! Went and picked it up this evening after work. Just enough holster wear on the sharp edges to make me not think twice about carrying and using it. Stocks are perfect, not a chip or scratch on them.

I had to run down to the dead end road and light a few off just to make sure it worked. Previous owner was left handed I’m guessing, rear sight was cranked over to the left and the first two rounds at 25 yards were about 8” left of center. Centered the blade up and had them landing right on top of the front site at 25. Put 8 in a row in a 1lb propane can that was laying down there offhand from 25 paces, think it’s a keeper. It does shoot a good bit higher with 173gr Keith bullets, probably 4” high, but stacked 6 125gr plated bullets right over the top edge of the blade. Have to load up some ammo and go shoot a pig with it.

I've owned one blue and one nickel 2" model 15. Both were very accurate and easy to shoot. I never could get over how much I wished they were both round butts and let them both slip away. If I had it to do over again, I'd have sent one off to get the round butt treatment and it would still be with me. I have other irons in the fire these days, but do miss those old K frames.

And I have and carry often a RB 2” M10-5. It’s a great little gun and I wouldn’t want to be in front of me with it but it doesn’t point nearly as well for me with Magnas as a square butt.

I wish now that I’d have bought up a shoebox full of 4” Combat Masterpieces 5-7 years ago when police trade ins were available for $250-300. I was more into 38-44s and 357s then and had little to no interest in a 4” K frame 38.
A well used 4” adjustable sight K makes a fine general purpose handgun around the area I live. Nothing bigger than a pig and nothing more dangerous than a rattlesnake around so a good shooting 150-170gr SWC load at 900fps will get a lot done out to the 75-100 yard line. Sometimes it’s nice not living in bear country.

Around 1970 in S.E Florida, a LEO (or recruit) could buy a brand new blued Model 15 at Jones Equipment for $80 OTD.

Eat your hearts out.

Around 1970 in S.E Florida, a LEO (or recruit) could buy a brand new blued Model 15 at Jones Equipment for $80 OTD.

Eat your hearts out.

I would love to find one of the USAF property Model 15s, it was the first centerfire revolver that I ever fired. Qualified with it prior to my initial overseas tour in Diyarbakir, Turkey in the late 80s.

I've always wondered why the USAF issued the M15 .38 Special instead of the 1911. The military .38 round was so anemic it sure wasn't doing the Air Force guys any favors.