I always get a kick out of that. I can remember visitng a local gunshop one day in October 1987. It's along and boring story how I can remember the year and month. Anyway I recall looking at four or five Smith & Wesson Model 28 Highway Patrolmen. They were priced between $175 - $200 (USD). The onwer/operator said he couldn't give them away. Smith had stopped making the model the year before (1986) but police departments (in the United States) were switching to auto pistols in huge numbers, selling off their revolver inventories and revolvers were flooding the market. In addition nobody wanted a big old N frame .357 magnum. They were just big old clunky revolvers.

My how times have changed. I went back to that same gunstore a few weeks ago and spoke to the owner. I reminded him of that occassion and he just grinned. Now he sells any 28's he can get as fast as he puts them out on display. He's also charging close to $500.00 for them now.

Well I have one and I'm holding onto it.