my 1st. Classic S&W What did I buy?
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Very cool. Enjoy it in good health. IMO one of the best revolvers ever made.
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I’m a sucker for bright and shinny! I feel the S&W road is going to be expensive.
Dealer was showing me a S&W Registered Magnum is used condition. Was not for sale but he had the box and original paperwork & recipe. He estimated it to be $4,500! But what a interesting gun
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That's a nice 5-screw M&P. If I am reading the serial number correctly (S 825523) it dates to 1945-1948. Hard to tell if it has been re-blued, but the case colors on the hammer and trigger are nice. Try to wear it out! Sights were regulated for 158 grain bullets.
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Wow, I can't even see a turn line on it. And the finish looks perfect.
UncleEd
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You did not pay too much.
Essentially with the pristine box and papers you got
a brand new gun that happens to be nearly 80 years
old. You'll find the stocks are numbered to the gun to
match all the numbers on the barrel, cylinder, butt.
Should you choose to shoot it, remember only standard
pressure .38s, no plus p and better off using only lead.
Don't be surprised how "heavy" the trigger is while the
pull should be quite smooth. Standard trigger weights
were around 12 pounds or a bit more. (Because the steel
back then was quite "soft" the guns smooth up a
lot with use.)
Of course, I suspect you may never shoot it.
Essentially with the pristine box and papers you got
a brand new gun that happens to be nearly 80 years
old. You'll find the stocks are numbered to the gun to
match all the numbers on the barrel, cylinder, butt.
Should you choose to shoot it, remember only standard
pressure .38s, no plus p and better off using only lead.
Don't be surprised how "heavy" the trigger is while the
pull should be quite smooth. Standard trigger weights
were around 12 pounds or a bit more. (Because the steel
back then was quite "soft" the guns smooth up a
lot with use.)
Of course, I suspect you may never shoot it.
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Nice Mark. It looks great. Is it a model 10?
I know some S&W collectors who would love to have that revolver in that pristine shape. Myself, I would not shoot it and keep it in that condition, as the value will only increase. I am a shooter myself, as I cannot afford to have collectibles in that condition. Man you have one great gun shop, nothing like that around here. Great Find !
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I can’t wait to put some wear on this gun. 158 it is.
I don’t think it was refinished, because I got to know the dealer really well and He’s also a long time collector. And he would know and tell me.
I’ll find out in a couple of weeks when I go pick it up!
One thing about S&W… they feel different from a colt. Not exactly better be more precise. Anybody else?
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UncleEd
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Model numbers were not assigned until the mid 1950s but it is
the daddy of the Model 10.
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what do you think about this Smith? it had the Royal Blue and strange Winchester barrel. $700 love my local shop
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it should be shot! all gun doYou did not pay too much.
Essentially with the pristine box and papers you got
a brand new gun that happens to be nearly 80 years
old. You'll find the stocks are numbered to the gun to
match all the numbers on the barrel, cylinder, butt.
Should you choose to shoot it, remember only standard
pressure .38s, no plus p and better off using only lead.
Don't be surprised how "heavy" the trigger is while the
pull should be quite smooth. Standard trigger weights
were around 12 pounds or a bit more. (Because the steel
back then was quite "soft" the guns smooth up a
lot with use.)
Of course, I suspect you may never shoot it.
Corpral_Agarn
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Congratulations, OP!
My first Smith and Wesson was the same model as yours but yours looks quite a bit nicer.
Mine was made it 1936, best I could discover.
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I think it’s a Pre Model 10 M&P
WestKentucky
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That’s a beauty of a 32-20.
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it had lots of holster wear. But I liked it alot, and such a Odd caliber
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One of the few bottleneck rounds successfully chambered for a revolver. Only works because it’s low pressure. Higher pressure rounds push back against the blast plate and tie the gun up with friction. 32-20 is the only 32 caliber pistol round I have never owned a gun for, and I assure it’s not from lack of effort. The ones worth having are not cheap.
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bottle neck revolver round! wonder if they still make dies and brass for it. let me look
dredd
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Wow!
commygun
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Goodness! Great find. And, yes, what is too much for a revolver like that these days? Way more than it was just a few years ago...
UncleEd
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"Bottleneck" can cover a lot of ground.
Such rifle rounds as the .44-40 and .38-40 were chambered in
revolvers such as the Colt Model P 1873 SAA. And in modern
times, the .357 Sig could be considered a "bottleneck."
The .32-20 was a low pressured black powder round same as
the .44-40 and .38-40 chambered in the Winchester 1873.
For those not familiar with the .38-40, it's actually a .40 caliber
round.
Such rifle rounds as the .44-40 and .38-40 were chambered in
revolvers such as the Colt Model P 1873 SAA. And in modern
times, the .357 Sig could be considered a "bottleneck."
The .32-20 was a low pressured black powder round same as
the .44-40 and .38-40 chambered in the Winchester 1873.
For those not familiar with the .38-40, it's actually a .40 caliber
round.
WestKentucky
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And the knuckleheads that make swap cylinder guns for some reason don’t want to make a gun that has 3 cylinders… 40sw, 10mm auto, and 38-40 would be a really nice trio out of one frame.
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is that why they got a Winchester barrel on the S&W?
