Model 10 from J&G Sales

[Waveski]

A S&W model 15 is nothing more than a model 10 with improved sights. No more collectible than any other common revolver , unless an individual specimen has military provenance or something along those lines.
I’m not knocking the 15, I have two of them and they are my absolute favorite revolvers.​

 

[D.B. Cooper]

If its $300 why is it less disposible than a m10?

Not really sure where you got the $300 number from. I highly doubt you're going to find a S&W revolver for that price on the open market. You certainly won't find one in my area. There are always outliers and exceptions; you may find a little old lady selling her deceased husband's gun for what he told he paid for it in 1965, but any LGS or auction site is going to demand a higher purchase price.

 

[Tallball]

FWIW, a friend of mine got one of those J&G Model 10's about a month ago and has been very pleased with it.

 

[HB]

Not really sure where you got the $300 number from. I highly doubt you're going to find a S&W revolver for that price on the open market. You certainly won't find one in my area. There are always outliers and exceptions; you may find a little old lady selling her deceased husband's gun for what he told he paid for it in 1965, but any LGS or auction site is going to demand a higher purchase price.

Just saying you might be able to find something you can cherish/find more usable for the same $. Above I said i got my m66 police turn in for $385.

Good luck on your search.

 

[D.B. Cooper]

A S&W model 15 is nothing more than a model 10 with improved sights. No more collectible than any other common revolver , unless an individual specimen has military provenance or something along those lines.
I’m not knocking the 15, I have two of them and they are my absolute favorite revolvers.​

Point well taken. In fact, correct my if I'm wrong here, wasn't the Model 15 the successor to the K-38 Combat (or perhaps Target) Masterpiece, prior to Smith & Wesson adopting an all numeric identification scheme for their revolvers, sometime in the 1950s?

 

[D.B. Cooper]

Just saying you might be able to find something you can cherish/find more usable for the same $. Above I said i got my m66 police turn in for $385.

Good luck on your search.

Oh I'm with you now. Hope I didn't offend.

Yeah a 66 for under $400 wouldn't last long up here. Then again, perhaps I'm wrong; I'm not certain of the demand for revolvers smaller than 44 mag up here in Alaska.

 

[Waveski]

D.B. ,

Yes , in 1957 (?) Smith & Wesson retired the very cool model name of Combat Masterpiece , referring to that fabulous firearm thereafter as the (ho hum) model 15.
What were they thinking?

 

[ArchAngelCD]

Point well taken. In fact, correct my if I'm wrong here, wasn't the Model 15 the successor to the K-38 Combat (or perhaps Target) Masterpiece, prior to Smith & Wesson adopting an all numeric identification scheme for their revolvers, sometime in the 1950s?

You are correct, the pre-1957 M15 was named the K-38 Combat Masterpiece.

The M10 is great but so is the M15 especially for target practice with different types of ammo at the range.

 

[AZAndy]

D.B. ,

Yes , in 1957 (?) Smith & Wesson retired the very cool model name of Combat Masterpiece , referring to that fabulous firearm thereafter as the (ho hum) model 15.
What were they thinking?

There's a bright side to going to model numbers-- now we have dash numbers to obsess over. The more things there are to nerd out about, the happier I am. That said, I do hold pre-1957 S&W in slightly higher regard.

 

[Waveski]

I do hold pre-1957 S&W in slightly higher regard.

And so do I - my two are dash 3's , dang it!

 

[D.B. Cooper]

They're pretty spendy. Model 15s on gunbroker around $500 and K-38s at about $1600.

 

[montanaoffroader]

I picked up a Model 64 a short time ago for $325 and considered it to be a pretty good deal. I would be surprised to see any S&W revolver in decent condition sell for under $300 around here

I guess it comes down to how much YOU are comfortable paying for it......

 

[D.B. Cooper]

I was going o let this thread die, until I saw this.

Here you go, guys, the only classic Smith revolver I've seen for sale locally in ages.

K-38 for $1k

Same seller is offering a K-22 for a grand as well.

https://alaskaslist.com/-3/posts/9_..._amp_Wesson_K_38_Masterpiece_38_Special_.html