Help Dating an Old Smith And Wesson

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Hi Folks, As you've probably heard many times.... I have this old gun. This is what i know about it. It's a Smith and Wesson 2nd model single shot .22lr target pistol. I know they only made them for a few years in the early 1900's, from what i could gather 1905-9 give or take. all the numbers on it that i could find match. seral number is 38xx

Other than id'ing it more definitely, the other dilema i have is what to do with it. not only does it shoot, and shoot very well, but it is still in great shape. the blueing is almost completely intact. and i have the original box. I've never been the collector type, to me it's just a neat old handgun that shoots well. I'm more of a utilitarian, if i've got it i'm going to use it, which for something like this is probably not the best policy.

The other part of the dilema is that i'm from jersey. Not the easiest state to buy and sell firearms in. so even if i wanted to sell it, it may be kind or more hassle than it's worth to me. I've seen examples online at auctions here and there so i know it's somewhat valuable. Kinda in a spot where i'm not entirely sure what to do, other than feed my curiosity about it and it's history.


Thanks for any help.
 
Jim Watson said:
Advertise it on GunBroker, sell it, send it to the buyer's FFL in a less repressive state, done.
Or so I would think.
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^^^ This.

Sell it, take it to your FFL to have it shipped and transferred to the buyer's FFL. Done.
 
thanks for the advice. if i do decide to sell it gunbroker looks like a good option. i guess before i make a final decision i'd like to run the serial number. being a car guy i know all kinds of crazy details you can find by a vin, i have been trying to find some sort of firearms version of a serial number decoder, and i guess it doesn't exist. at least not in the sense i'm used to.
 
A nice afternoon out, a massage with some Hoppes... Maybe a few rounds of Shots, Ms. Smith is a looker, but she's very much into that kind of thing.

Be careful... Your wife may be jealous, if not attempt to interfere in your date by stealing Ms. Smith away herself.

Sorry, couldn't resist.
 
Wife walked in after massage, and before shots.... bad scene, she is the jealous type.

Other than that, little luck. did as jim suggested and trying my luck over at the s-w forum.

Found her in a barrel in the barn burried under christmas decorations and burlap sacks. I guess i'm trying to "do right by it" after about six decades of neglect. The fact that it merely survived that was fortuitous, let alone look like it was cleaned, oiled and put there last week.
 
trouble

I always got into a lot of trouble if I tried to date more than one girl at a time. Sorry, I am so prone to bad jokes lol.

I will be needing some help with the same subject soon. It looks like I will be inheriting some old Smiths soon.
 
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