Pictures really help when evaluating finish and overall condition......one man's "rough" is another's "honest wear".....on a 50 year old gun ( your's looks to have been shipped in 1963)..... it's hard not to have muzzle wear, turn line etc... if the gun hasn't spent it's life in a sock drawer!!!!
Bluing is just a form of controlled rust...... and not all that hard to wear off on high spots by the friction from holstering and drawing the gun over the years. .
These days it seems used Smith pricing start in the $500 range.
Last edited by BAM-BAM; 05-01-2017 at 03:51 PM.
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