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Originally Posted by chammer
I'd be curious about what type of finish are on these. I was hoping it'd come out in the pictures, but it didn't reflect as I had hoped. The best way I can describe it is a black diamond type of finish they use on wheels. It doesn't look like traditional bluing (at least the type I'm used to seeing), and its obviously not nickle either. It's like an in between of sorts.
I also have no idea how to figure out how many screws it has. I saw a couple posts about a screw in front of the trigger guard, but I have yet to locate one there.
You can't see it in the pictures either, but in the corner of the label on the box, it's marked 135.00. All that remains are the indentations of the writing, but its very clear when held up to light. I'm sure that was a lot of money back then, but still quite odd to see a gun priced like that lol.
I have no idea if the bullets in the box are period or not either, but they are just plain lead which I haven't seen in a while. No jacket. Either way I wont be shooting those, however, I do plan on taking this gun with me to the range Wednesday to see how she shoots! 
Anyways, thanks for any assistance and information you guys can provide!  |
Congratulations to you! As said before, your father has a great friend.
First of all, this should have been posted on "S&W Revolvers: 1961 to 1980", but as you can see no one is complaining!
Your gun is definitely blued. Smith had an uncanny knack for applying that high polish blue finish. I once had an S prefix Model 29 and the finish was so bright that if held properly in the right light, it appeared to be nickel plated. I actually have a couple of old photographs somewhere in my "stuff" in which it appears to be nickel plated.
Your gun is a 3 screw. By the time it was built the fourth and fifth screws had already been deleted. You can count them on the sideplate.
The price on the box seems to be in line with the date and the $75 price on another post in this thread would seem to be right for a used gun as he suggested.
The bullets, in whats left of the foam tray, also piqued my interest. I thought it curious there were 11 rounds in the box, but thats probably just what he had left and decided just to store them in the box. They are just standard lead round nose 158 grain. Perfectly okay to shoot them, or just keep them to display with the gun showing how it was when you got it. Just make sure when you go to the range to buy plenty of ammo cause once you start shooting it you won't want to stop.
They're just that much fun...........enjoy!!