New 67 (to me) pawn shop score

[4D5]

I picked up this Mod 67 last week at one of the local pawn shops. I’ve been looking for a 67 ever since I bought a 15-2 a while back. It was in the back at the pawn shop for quite a while waiting to be put out and finally got put out in the display. It had to sit in the display for a few weeks before coming to it’s new home because my offer and the pawn shop price didn’t meet. Well I was in last week and checked it out again. Talked to the owner and negotiated again and this time he agreed on my price

It will need a little TLC and a good cleaning. The finish needs a little work, it has some end shake and the ejector catch needs work so the cylinder doesn’t have side to side movement, and it may need a new tighter cylinder stop as it has some rotation. The rear sight will eventually get re-blued since it’s seen some rough use. It will get a set of Ahernds grips as it came with Pachmayr presentation grips. The internals will eventually get some attention as well.

S&W model 67 no dash
No box or papers
DOB ~ 1974
Stainless steel
4” bbl
38 special

Here’s some before cleaning pics.





Here’s the first target after cleaning the cylinders and bore and shooting.

 

[MachIVshooter]

Nice, classic pre-lock K ya got there.

What'd ya end up giving for it?

 

[Walkalong]

Very nice, and great shooting too.

 

[joelh]

Congrats on your score. I have one that dad gave me that is maybe a couple of years older. Wood grips and no color on the front sight. It is an awesome gun.. Every time I shoot it, it feels right.

 

[Guillermo]

nice gun

glad it found a good home where it will be loved and appreciated

 

[4D5]

Price question

MachIVshooter asked:

What'd ya end up giving for it?

Sorry for the late reply, just discovered I missed his question.

I paid $350 out the door. I felt I got a good deal on it.

 

[ArchAngelCD]

IMO there's nothing like a good K frame for shooting .38 Special ammo. I think you got a good deal on a good looking revolver.

 

[Lucky Derby]

Very nice. K-38's are about the nicest DA wheelguns around. Congrats.

 

[MedWheeler]

Nice to see. The 67 was our issue sidearm when I first entered LE, though the skinny wood grips were quickly replaced with Pachmayrs similar to those pictured on yours (mine had the finger grooves, though. I still have the grips somewhere, but nothing to put 'em on.)
Because I was hired before the academy, the 67 was my training gun before I hit the streets, and then accompanied me on them for the next three years. In the academy, we kept an informal tally of scores as sort of a competition throughout the course. Of 44 people in that program, only seven outscored me. That 67 served me well, as I had had no formal firearms training prior.