This is my 686 no dash my late father bought new in September of 1981. It was a hard use, daily carry gun and looked pretty beat up. He put Pachmyer grips on it so the originals are in very nice shape. Shortly before he passed in '92 he had a shop local to him bead blast it, I think it looks great. It's also the gun I used to teach my sons how to shoot a handgun. While I don't carry it I do take it out regularly to the range.