Mid 2022, West Texas. Retired Dallas PD Captain Eddie Walt was browsing GunBroker when he happened across an ad for a 3 ½” Smith & Wesson .357 Magnum – what collectors call a “pre-27.” The opening bid seemed reasonable enough. Continue reading “Sheriff Max’s .357”
Author: James Ferris
I'm in my 16th year as a peace officer behind the Pine Curtain in East Texas. I serve as the Investigations Lieutenant for a small rural Sheriff's Office with collateral duties instructing firearms and other in-service classes. I got an early start as a handgunner shooting my mother's nickeled S&W Victory Model .38 before graduating to my own 6" 686 for my 13th birthday. Today my collecting mainly focuses on S&W .38, .357, and .44 duty guns.