Hello all,
A couple of years ago, when the world still existed, my son and I were at the gun show, and lo and behold, a pristine, if not ever fired S&W model 17 for around $700, with box.
I had already spent my limit and passed, only to come back on Sunday to right my wrongs. After waiting some time for the dealer to finish with another individual, I expressed my interest in the piece, thinking to myself, after 20+ years of looking, I found a deal on a 17. He asked if I would like to have the zip tie removed to inspect the piece, and I said yes. He then searched around and mumbled that he couldn't find his side cutters. His hand then slid into his pocket and retrieved a pocket knife, sirens started going off in the back of my head. I was thinking, you can't do that without scratching the finish. He then proceeded to slip the blade between the cylinder and zip tie and give a scissors twist. The zip tie wasn't giving up that easily, and he was now levering the tip into the recoil shield to break it free. It finally let loose, leaving scratches in the cylinder, and a sizable gouge in the frame. When he offered it out, I just said "no thank you", and walked away broken-hearted. Maybe someone could post a few pictures of Model 17's to ease my pain.
A couple of years ago, when the world still existed, my son and I were at the gun show, and lo and behold, a pristine, if not ever fired S&W model 17 for around $700, with box.
I had already spent my limit and passed, only to come back on Sunday to right my wrongs. After waiting some time for the dealer to finish with another individual, I expressed my interest in the piece, thinking to myself, after 20+ years of looking, I found a deal on a 17. He asked if I would like to have the zip tie removed to inspect the piece, and I said yes. He then searched around and mumbled that he couldn't find his side cutters. His hand then slid into his pocket and retrieved a pocket knife, sirens started going off in the back of my head. I was thinking, you can't do that without scratching the finish. He then proceeded to slip the blade between the cylinder and zip tie and give a scissors twist. The zip tie wasn't giving up that easily, and he was now levering the tip into the recoil shield to break it free. It finally let loose, leaving scratches in the cylinder, and a sizable gouge in the frame. When he offered it out, I just said "no thank you", and walked away broken-hearted. Maybe someone could post a few pictures of Model 17's to ease my pain.