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Just got a nice 43 in a trade. Serial 73173. Blued airweight flat latch. Can someone tell when it was made and value? TIA
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your S&W model 43 was made 1960 - 1961
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Value depends on condition and how much I am willing to pay
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I can only give you a ball park of $500-$600. Check completed auctions with an advanced search on Gunbroker for one matching the condition of yours.
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I got a very clean 1958-era gun off GunBroker awhile back, nearly perfect except the grips had some small issues and there were two minor scuffs on the cylinder, I paid $495.

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Just got a nice 43 in a trade. Serial 73173. Blued airweight flat latch. Can someone tell when it was made and value? TIA
These were somewhat slow sellers at the time, so ship dates will be all over the map. One with a fairly close SN shipped in early 1964. There are lots of asking prices for these online in the $600-800 range but somewhere about $450-500 sounds about right. We can best judge "nice" with photos (hint, hint) .
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