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Old 01-11-2013, 03:50 PM
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I have a Model 2 Old Army Type 3 that I have to liquidate from an uncles estate. Where can I find a fare value for the revolver? 5 1/2" bbl. SN: 40XX Thanks.


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There is not enough information for anyone here to help much. Please add pictures, serial number, barrel length, and matching assembly numbers. These markings can be found on the front of the cylinder, the back of the barrel below the bore, and on the stock frame under the right stock. If they do not match, it is a put together gun.

Standard Catalog of Smith & Wesson 3rd Edition gives information, as well as the Standard Catalog of Firearms. Alternatively, you can search for Model 2s in the completed auction section on Gunbroker to find those with bids and sold.
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Welcome to the Forum, The keys to value on this type of gun are condition, condition and condition. Post photos and we can help estimate current value. Ed.
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Welcome to the forums from the Wiregrass! You can go on gunbroker.com and look up the completed auctions. That should give you some idea of what the market will bear.
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Welcome to the Forum. Standard Model 2s came in either a 5" or 6" barrel length. Yours looks like a 6", as it is measured from the muzzle to the front of the cylinder.

You have an early 3 pin (located above the cylinder) model that was shipped from the factory in 1862. It is reasonable to believe it was carried during the Civil Was, since many sales in those years were to soldiers who carried then as a private purchase revolver. The condition is well worn, with little of no finish left and the bottom edge of the stocks rounded due to wear. I would venture a guess that you would have a $500-$600 gun, but hard to tell with one photo. If entered into an auction, it could sell higher, if properly functioning. If there is a decent bore, a solid barrel without any wobble, and a solid lockup when cocked, it could go higher.
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