S&W Model 67-1 value?

I picked up this fella a few years back. To the best of my knowledge, it is an old police revolver, it has a stock # on the back strap (see pic). The gun has obvious wear, but I took some time and polished it up and gave it a new set of VZ grips. Functionally, the gun is 100%. The timing is rock solid as is the lockup. It's a really accurate and solid shooting piece.

Long story short, I really have no idea what to ask for the thing. Any advice would be super helpful.

Honestly, that's exactly what I was thinking.

Personally, I'm not one for having spare firearms around. If I don't shoot it, it gets sold. I have a tuned 627 that I'll take out when I want to run 38 special, the 67 just doesn't ever see any use.

Pat Riot said:

It’s really too bad that engraving looks the way it does. I didn’t realize Barney Fife had and engraver.
Anyway, that is a good looking shooter.
Is that a Velcro patch on the synthetic grip?
If you could find out what police department used that gun it might help in selling it. The more info the better.
If I came across that revolver in a shop for $500 I would definitely buy it. I would list it for more right now. Keep in mind if you sell on consignment that most places charge around 20%. If you wanted at $500 you would want to list it for over $600. I would list it at $650 which would give you $520 if you are going that route. If selling outright I would think $600 would a fair price to ask right now. Like @ApacheCoTodd said, you can always lower the price.

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So...here's the story on it. I happened in a local Big R and they had this fella as a used firearm, this is a chain store, so they didn't take trades. It came from S&W in a generic brown box, wrapped in typical S&W packing paper. He stated it was a retired police pistol, probably a training model by the stock # being in the back strap (something I don't mind, truth be told...I think it gives some charm to it). According to the serial #, it was a 1987 build.

It had a set of completely shot Hogue rubber grips on it and it was pretty well scratched up. If you look closely at the middle pic above, you can see where the round outline of that hogue grip was. I didn't completely polish the thing, per se, just cleaned it up. The action on the gun needed no help as it was really well broken in.

I added various grips but landed up liking the feel of those black VZ the best. The only weird thing is that the screw hold in the side has a sharp edge on it and happens to be right where my middle R finger sits when shooting it. The tape you se in the pic is just some black athletic tape I put over the hole.

I may just land up keeping the thing...I'm not sure.

Some good advice here, fellas. I really appreciate it.

I'm going to hold on to it. I think that save the grips, all I have in it is $350, so I'm doing just fine as is.