heres how you gun trade

[Gordon]

As I posted here couple weeks ago I traded a Colt New Service/.357 parts gun that looked very nice for a S&W 25-5 4" .45LC that looked very nice, it shot good at the range too. But I am not into .45LC reloading and ammo is $$$! The reason I really got this unpinned 1986 Mod 25 was I have a buddy who is a recent .45LC addict. He happens to have a S&W 1917 COMMERCIAL in 95% (with old diamond grips, grooved hammer, ect) that I have been trying to trade him out of for years. While he doesn't know exactly what it's worth(and niether do I -exactly) he knows his gun is valuable, IE worth more than $400. Well I got him salivating real good when I pull out the freshly polished Mod 25 , a very impressive piece with the Goncola Alves grips ect. Let him stew abit until he tried to pry me with $500. I refused but said I'd trade this rare gun for his old .45acpS&W and when I said I'd throw in 200 rnds of Corbon .45 ammo(my whole stash!) he gave in , after the 3rd or 4th drink. I went home tonight with it , but it is locked in my trunk in the garage. Serial# and pictures to follow. While it's not the 1950 Army I've always wanted , it'll do!

 

[Preacherman]

he gave in , after the 3rd or 4th drink.

Who says guns and alcohol don't mix?

Congratulations on a fine revolver! I've only seen one of the Commercial 1917's before, and it was a sweetie. Pictures, please!

 

[JERRY]

i do my best gun handling when im drinking.....LOL.

 

[Gordon]

Just came back from range with the guy, sober(just kidding I don't drink much at all) we tested our gun trades! He was very happy with his Mod 25 and it shot well for him with centered groups with cowboy loads and just a little lower with the MUCH hotter 200 grain Corbons. The range guy said"where did you find a Model 25? So I was much relieved. Nobody paid much attention to me with the old antiique. And those 1/10" sights are hard to use and the trigger pull DA &SA are MUCH heavier than the Mod 25 so when I turned in groups twice as large as his(and I am much the better shot) with 5.1 grains of 231 under a 200 grain H&G 68 he smiled and thought he got the best of me. Gun hit about 6-8" low with that load. However when I switched to Ball, I chewed out the center of target somebody had regulated the front sight when they filed it into a flat post on the back. The lanyard ring is missing but the frame has a hole. No US markings , extremely nice original blue(you can tell markings never buffed) very tight in evry respect . The serial # is: 17551x . I would like to know when it was made Mike! I am warming up the photos drat camera needs batteries. Photo shoot manana!

 

[BADSBSNF81]

You'll need to call S&W or get it lettered to get a specific date. That SN is about 5K ahead of the range of a contract run for Brazil in 1938. Best guess would be 35-37.

 

[Gordon]

The grips look like the ones on most registered Magnums I see , they have silver S&W medallions (with a little tarnishing).