Here's my contribution to "everybody start a thread." How about a picture thread of "Unmatched Pairs," pistols that go well together but are not identical. Here's a few wheelguns:

1948-vintage S&W M&P 38spl and 38/44 Outdoorsman



S&W M37 22lr and M640-1 .357 Magnum



S&W M65-5 3" and M66-2 3"



S&W M36 3" and M36 1 7/8"



S&W M640 .38spl and M640-1 .357 Magnum



Ruger Bisley Single Six .22lr and Bowen Nimrod .45 Colt

Here are a few pistols:

Beretta 92G Elite LTT and H&K USP Expert 9mm:



Beretta 92F and H&K USP Expert .45 ACP



H&K USP .45 ACP and CZ P-09 9mm

Very cool stuff!! I especially like the revolvers...

Nice guns! (I knew you'd come through! Thanks!) I have no hope of comparing with those pics, but I've got these:

A pair of Kimber 1911 9mm's. The lower one is my nephew's. (Since the grips are different, I'm hoping these count as "unmatched.")



If different colors count as "unmatched," here are two pairs of unmatched G19's. 3 are Gen4's and 1 Gen3.


A Ruger 3" SP101 and a 2.5" S&W 66-1


And that's all I can come up with...

Oregon45, awful hard to compete with those pictures. Great pairs you have there.

Model 66 and model19-3 getting a workout at the range

I've got a pair of Colt Western-style six-guns that pretty much match -
Except the left one hangs lower.

No pics.

Two .41s....The Unmatcted Pair....

I love straight wall cylinders!

I am too lazy to go digging for them for a single photo but it would be these two 44 Magnums.

C-prefix Commercial, Commander and a 1927..

A pair of 32's.

Nice handguns, but what's the reason for having that bullet backwards in the magazine? and 45 Colt brass next to a 38?

Like those.. A lot.

unmatched fake ivory Colt .22's...

The grips don't match....

unmatched pair of cock rings....

unmatched pair of barrels...

the holsters kinda match....

unmatched baby brownings

That’s sweet!

unmatched Heiser holsters

unmatched JMB designs....

unmatched 6 shooters

unmatched models and gens....

unmatched RIA's...

unmatched Springers...

Nice.

Why is the 45 round backwards in the magazine?

Because he has a great sense of humor, and a good memory!!

66 and 629 Mountain Gun

640-1 and 642

19 and 44

M&P45 and M&P9 2.0C

Sweet jaysus, hubba hubba!

Here are a few of my unmatched "pairs":

Pistols - 9mm
Ruger Security 9
Browning BDM


Stainless Pistols
Walther PPK/s .380
Kimber 1911 Compact


.22 Pistols (three "pairs")
High Standard Modle C (.22 Short)
High Standard Model M
Browning Buckmark



Revolvers (six "pairs")
Ruger SP101 .327 Fed Mag
Ruger Single Six .22LR/.22WM
Ruger Blackhawk .327 Mag
Ruger Super Redhawk .44 Rem Mag

S&W .44 Mags -- M69 2 3/4", M329 4", M629 6"