Value on this .32 Hand Eject

[gunteach]

A close friend has offered me 600 for this weapon and I think he may be hoodooing me.... There is some wear to blueing on frontstrap and back strap.. I know the pics aren't the best but what do ya"all think? Blueing on barrel is better than pics show - lotta glare from sun..Serial # is 437XX

[model3sw]

Full serial number posted is correct ? NO "K" Prefix ? Sal Raimondi #1300

[cgt4570]

First off, it is not a .32 Hand Ejector! It's a Model of 1905 Military and Police that is chambered for .32-20.
Your gun is a K frame. .32 Hand Ejectors were on the small I frame.

Looks like yours is a 2nd change from 1906-1909.

.32-20s with factory target sights are scarce and extremely collectable. If your gun was in the more common .38 special, then that would be a fair price. Given that it is in .32-20, then it's worth closer to a grand depending on the day.

Hope this helps

[gunteach]

No K prefix...

[DCWilson]

Chris called it: it's a K-frame .32-20 Hand Ejector. You can tell by the stamp ".32 WINCHESTER CTG." on the barrel. The I-frame .32s (and the later K-32 Masterpieces, which are almost all postwar) are chambered for the .32 S&W Long.

The serial number puts it about 1907. Looks good for a century old.

The company made about 144,000 in this caliber before suspending manufacture before WWII. Most were fixed-sight guns, and the adjustable sight versions command a premium. This one looks to be in pretty good shape, apart from the blueing loss on the barrel. Stocks are nice.

The $600 offer is about right for this gun with fixed sights, or maybe slightly generous. But the target version should bring a 50-100% premium, according to the Standard Catalog of Smith and Wesson. My thinking is that you ought to get at least $900 for it from a collector, and maybe a little more.

[peyton]

Can you take some more pictures of the rear sights please and post them.

[Hammerdown]

Hi
That is one Super Rare Puppy there. I have Never seen a Pre-War M&P Target like that or even close to that condition in the fixed sighted common level of them. You had better dive on it for $600.00. I bet it is worth almost "Three" Times that in the Real selling world... Hammerdown

[jsmith]

gunteach:

Your friend is giving you a good deal. That's a 32-20 Hand Ejector 1905 Model 2nd Change and it's the target model. The target model's were built on the suare-butt frame only and fitted with with checked diamond walnut grips. Those type of grips with the concave tops are scarcely seen.

The target model's usually command anywhere from 50% to 100% over the price of a regular 32-20 revolver.

Yours was made from about 1906-1909 with 11,699 made. The serial number range is 33501-45200.

Buy it at that price. Any knowledgable collector would jump on it at that price. A dealer would most likely pay that price easily for it. It's worth more than $600.

Question - is that a 6" or a 6-1/2" barrel? Revolvers with a 6-1/2" barrel are not found very often, usually scarce.

jsmith

[linde]

I understood the OP currently owns the gun . . . not such a good deal for the seller.

Russ