This is an early 1973 Smith & Wesson Model 10-5 .38 Special M&P (Military & Police) six-shot shot revolver. It has a square butt K frame with a 4” tapered and pinned barrel. Dark rich wood S&W diamond-marked grips with S&W medallions complement this gorgeous gun.
This revolver has a serrated ramp fixed front sight and a notched rear sight with the traditional sighting channel along the top of the gun. Very nice case hardened hammer and trigger with a clean and shiny bore and cylinders. There are a few slight surface lines on the side panels from cleaning as are on any reflective nickel-plated surface and a couple of light handling and storage marks behind the cylinder release button, but they absolutely don't detract from the stunning beauty or integrity of this S&W revolver. Grips are very pretty, numbers don't appear to match frame, and there are a couple of small marks on them but you have to look for them.
While the stunning looks of this gun first attracted me to it, the buttery-smooth trigger and pin-point accuracy after firing it made this revolver the epitome of the marriage of form and function. I have fired 60 problem-free rounds of factory .38 Special 130 grain factory ammunition through it since I acquired it. While I have never had a bad shooting or feeling Smith & Wesson revolver, the Model 10 line has consistently provided the finest trigger pulls and shooting accuracy for me. As with all of the S&W revolvers I have had the pleasure to shoot, this one is fun and confidence-inspiring.
This revolver is so pretty it could be put away as a collector's item or displayed as a show piece, yet functional and accurate enough to be used as a house or carry gun, or all of the above. Comes safely nested inside a new Bore Stores Silicone Treated Gun Storage rug.
Before you go any further, please verify that you meet the following conditions and are willing and able to provide verifiable contact information in your initial correspondence.
I have received many inquiries, some offers, and a couple of "I'll take it" emails from folks who did not meet or were not able to verify the following criteria or weren't able to buy right now. This has prevented sales to legitimate would-be purchasers.
"Able to complete at this time a local face-to-face cash sale. Buyer must be at least 21, Oklahoma resident able to legally buy a firearm in Oklahoma, and must have a current valid Oklahoma issued picture ID. No exceptions."
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Thank you,
Frank
*SPF* FS S&W Model 10-5 nickel revolver $395 FTF in Oklahoma
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