Shear_stress
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Found an odd recent production S&W M10. It's a Model 10-10, with a round butt, serrated back strap, wooden Magna grips, pencil barrel and forged trigger/hammer (firing pin on hammer). The serial number is CCKXXXX, which would place production roughly in 1997, or so says SCSW.
According to the dealer, this was a "vault gun" that had recently been sold through Lew Horton. I believe it. The gun was absolutley pristine inside and out. No wear to be found, not even a turn line. Lock up was perfect, trigger pull smooth and light. Box and instructions are included.
Now, this is not "strange" on the order of a five-inch, pinto, four-screw M29, or some such beast. It's just that the tapered barrel was supposedly discontinued by 1996, and 1997 saw the introduction of the dreaded MIM thumb piece and trigger. Also, the non-MIM, FP on hammer, round-butt, serrated backstrap frame was only made for 18 months. Is it possible that this was a "parts" gun cobbled together from leftovers by the factory?
Anyway the dealer wants $350. Should I bite?
According to the dealer, this was a "vault gun" that had recently been sold through Lew Horton. I believe it. The gun was absolutley pristine inside and out. No wear to be found, not even a turn line. Lock up was perfect, trigger pull smooth and light. Box and instructions are included.
Now, this is not "strange" on the order of a five-inch, pinto, four-screw M29, or some such beast. It's just that the tapered barrel was supposedly discontinued by 1996, and 1997 saw the introduction of the dreaded MIM thumb piece and trigger. Also, the non-MIM, FP on hammer, round-butt, serrated backstrap frame was only made for 18 months. Is it possible that this was a "parts" gun cobbled together from leftovers by the factory?
Anyway the dealer wants $350. Should I bite?