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For $500 it would need to be like new and in the original box with papers. Or certified as havinb been owned by someone famouse.

That's crazy for a model 10. I'd say keep looking.

On the other hand you're showing good taste. My own Model 10 with 6 inch barrel is a delightful gun to shoot and is far more accurate than the owner. It makes me look better than I really am.... :D
 
If I were to buy a Model 10 right now I'd get one if the $199 ones that are police turn ins and consider re-blueing it.
 
Hell, if I were able to get a M10 for that price and it shot well I wouldn't do anything...

Well... other than to make up some story about my tramp freighter days and the time I was marooned in Zimbabwe for almost two months until the freighter got back to port. The jungle conditions and sweaty hands you get while fighting off tribal insurgents are hard on the blueing you know.....
 
That was What I was issued at my first PD. Not a huge gun, but it was a very good shooter and pretty good with +Ps. I have always wanted to get one just for nostalgia.
 
That's not a Model 10 in the auction. It's a post war Military & Police Model. In general older is more valuable and that revolver dates from 1946 to 1955. Also has a 2" barrel and the shorter the barrel the higher the asking price. IMO $500 is a bit high but that's not an unusual price to see in today's market.

If I were looking for a garden variety 4" M10 to shoot I would want to pay $250 or so but you may have to look for a while. Most sellers think such a gun is worth $400. If you want a snub M10 it will cost at least $100 more than a 4" version.


BTW, everyone should own at least one 10/M&P.


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SaxonPig said:
If I were looking for a garden variety 4" M10 to shoot I would want to pay $250 or so but you may have to look for a while. Most sellers think such a gun is worth $400. If you want a snub M10 it will cost at least $100 more than a 4" version.
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Here they are for $199.
http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=264906052

That auction is held by these guys here.
http://www.sportsmansoutdoorsuperstore.com/

I just bought three model 64s from those guys and it was an excellent transaction.
 
And if you don't need the short barrel most will confirm that the 4 inch barrel 10's are a delight when it comes to how they balance in the hand(s). My 6 inch barrel version is no slouch either. But compared to the pretty much ideal balance of a 4 inch version it feels like cheap chopped liver.
 
"Back in the day", I never wanted a Model 10, thinking they looked "quaint and old fashioned."

Today, I want them because they look quaint and old fashioned.

10-5 from 1969. 5" barrel

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10-7 from 1978 4" barrel

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4" M&P from 1947/48

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4" M&P from 1955/56

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2" M&P from 1955/56

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Like said above, $500 is not normal and IMO quite out of line. I bought my 4" M&P made in 1948 for only $150 just 2 years ago. Keep looking around and you will find a nice revolver for a fair price.
 
atlanticfire said:
For some reason I've been feeling the need for a model 10 in my collection. Let me know whats up with them or experance.
Here is one I found on GB that looks ok...but I dont know whats a fair price on these. Is five bills for a model 10 normal?

http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=264217697

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I just saw a thread below with lost of 10 pictures that I over looked!
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For $500 you should be able to buy something really good like Model 13 with box, papers and all important wrapping paper. One can shoot .357, .38, and .38+P all through one gun. Isn't that precious?
 
Looking at completed auctions on GB the M10 sells for $300-$420. Add shipping and FFL that's not to far from the $500. It would have to be NIB for that price. It wasn't that long ago I could buy the per 10 M&P's for $150-200.
 
At this moment I can think of several Model 10's/M&P's in various local gun stores that I could pick up for between $275-$350 based on their condition and age. $500.00 is absurd.
 
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OK, thats just awesome! The short barrel and the worn finish looks really cool. I will be shooting it a good bit so I dont want or need something that is of collector quality. And Im stuck on the short barrel. I'll keep looking and I call around local today and see whats up. If anyone comes accross anything keep me in mind!
 
I love the the clean look of a fixed-sight revolver. I purchased my Model 10-5 a few years ago with the box, a Tyler-T, and a period holster from a detective in a nearby town for $300. I've got it assigned to nightstand duty. These days it wears a set of Don Collins bird's eye maple stocks.

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I might be VERY tempted to go for that old nickel M&P..... I'd try $450 first...

Your average, run of the mill 60's-70's 10-5/10-7 should be findable for $300 (2 inchers are more, at least around here). However, lately, I've been seeing rather higher prices on them...

I THINK I paid $400 for the last 2" M&P I bought at a gunshow. A 10-5 which the sn puts at around 1964. Prices are going up. I did buy a 4" 10-5 at a pawn shop for $150...but that was fifteen years ago...
 
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I like the Model 10. I'm very fond of the 5" barrel configuration. This one was made in 1947.

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The finish on the 10 in the original post is awfully scratched up, I personally wouldn't go much over $300 for it. I do have a couple of $500 Model 10's, a 2" 10-5 and a 3" 10-8 as well as a 4" 10-6 ($250) and a 5" M&P which is commonly referred to as a pre-Model 10. All are rock solid, dependable guns that are accurate and fun to shoot...

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If a person is going to collect revolvers then a model 10 is a must. I have a model 10-14 4 inch heavy barrel and then my classic M&P 38 special 4 inch from 1954.
They don't get any better.
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Howard
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The M&P, in all of it's various incarnations, remains the best combat revolver of the 20th century. Give it a little time & it'll probably be the same for the 21st :D

Only slightly more seriously, a basic K-frame .38 special is as good as it gets in many ways. If you really want to see what shooting a revolver can be, it remains the single best place to start.

I saw a Model 15-2, near mint, at Gander Mountain the other day for $399. I got the 1909 M&P instead but someone got a nice revolver.
 
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