Does anyone have a 1983 Gun Digest and can check what the suggested list price was for a Smith & Wesson Model 539 ? I keep a spreadsheet and compare what the original (suggested list) prices were, what it would be today corrected for inflation, and what the current market value is.
Thank you

I have some older ones, will check later today.

Unless I missed something, no listing for a 539 in '82, '83, or '84.

That makes two of us. I looked several years in both directions and found no 539 data.

Ed

Wasn't the 539 discontinued about '82 or '83?

Walter, Im not sure about list price but retail was $350.00. Thats what I bought my 539 for in 1983 from a dealer, new.
IIRC 539 production ended in late 1983 just before the 639 hit the streets in late 1983 or early 1984.
Jim

The 539 does not show up in any of the Gun Digest editions of that 1982-86 period, might be in Shooter's Bible, but I have only a few of those. I'd guess it would have been priced comparably to the 439 and 459, around $400 MSRP.

I struck out as well in all my reference books but agree that $350-400 would be correct.

A 469 was $400 in the 85 edition.

Walter,

I have a 1983 Shooters Bible, scanned the page, and attached. The 539 is on the bottom.

Attached Files

Smith 539.pdf (1.46 MB, 79 views)

Thank you, that's what I needed. The Model 539 that listed for about $411 in 1982-83 would now be $980 !