I've written here several times that I'm not a true collector but more of an accumulator. I don't search for anything in particular but I do purchase interesting guns when they happen my way. Such was the case for this Pre Md 27, serial S 152236, blue with 3.5 inch barrel and service magna stocks. All numbers match including the stocks and according the the SCSW it dates to ca. 1956. Unfortunately, no box, docs or tools. I will be sending off for a factory letter very soon.

This gun is in great condition and has seen little use. None of the screws have been turned (except stock screw). Even though it has been fired very, very little it was not stored or transported with care. It has some abrasion on opposite sides of the cylinder and two or three freckle spots. Seems like it may have ridden in a glove box or under a car seat and the vehicle vibrations caused marring on the cylinder and one very small place at the muzzle. I doubt that it was holstered.

I was super happy to find this gun as it makes a nice contrast to my other Pre Md 27 which is finished in nickel. My nickel Pre 27 is a first year Pre 27 (1950) and has a 3.5 inch barrel. Both are pictured together here.

For those of you who are interested in the story of how I acquired this gun, read on. One morning I went to a LGS not planning on purchasing anything but I did have some cash in hand just in case. This store usually has a nice selection of used guns. Hurray, the first thing I see is a really nice Model 15-3 which is a gun I have been looking for. Then I move down the counter and see another gun I've been wanting, an ANIB Model 5906 with box, docs etc. I have a personal rule that I must have cash to purchase. Well, I had enough for one but not both. So, I pay for the 5906 and put the Model 15 on lay-a-way knowing that I would be able to come back in a day or two and pick up the Model 15. So the very next day I go to a pawn shop and what do I find, a superb Model 39-2 at a great price. Can't leave that one behind. Now I'm scrambling for cash. However I managed to put enough together and two days after putting the Md 15 in lay-a-way, I return to pick it up. I walk in the store and before starting my business I take a peek at the "special" case where they put particularly interesting guns. You guessed it, the Pre Md 27 was in it. Now I'm in deep doo doo and a decision had to be made and quickly. I easily decided that I wanted that Pre 27 a whole lot more than the Model 15 so I transferred my deposit on the 15 to the 27 and gave them all my remaining gun cash. It took a little while to regroup but I finally got it out of lay-a-way. But I sure wish I could have gotten the 15 too. Oh well, a Pre 27, a 39-2 and a 5906 in a matter of three days! I'm not complaining.

Real pretty.

Makes me wonder about one of mine, again. S138621 lettered as shipped in March of 1957. Seems like that number ought to be 2 years earlier.

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Congrats, that sounds like a nice little haul. Great looking pre-27. Where do we see the pics of the pistols?

Nice score!
but I really like that nickel pre 27

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How about here. Here's the Model 5906 and the Model 39-2 that were a part of the 3 gun deal as written about in my OP above. The 5906 is essentially brand new with box and docs. The 39-2 is probably around 95%. Delighted to have all three but I sure wish I had that Model 15 too.

Nice score Bill. You should have bought a Lotto ticket too! It
just paid out $60 million the other day.

Loeman, given a similar set of circumstances, I would have made exactly the same call.

The Gun-a-Day Club gets expensive quickly. Nicely done, sir!

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I might have chosen the 15 instead of the 39.
Dick

Your LGS is clearly superior to mine.

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Dick, I hear you loud and clear on this one. However, I found the Md 39 in another store (pawn shop) the day before I went back to the original LGS and found the Pre 27. Plus, the 39 was a great deal at $350 and I would still be capable of getting the Model 15. But the tables really turned on me when I saw the Pre 27 and there was no way I could swing all four. By the way, when that 15 went back into the counter, it disappeared in about one day.

You know it really is a good LGS. We're lucky to have it. They usually have at least five or six clerks on duty at all times that are knowledgeable and helpful. And of course they have a very liberal law-a-way policy. Their selection is quite large with at least a dozen used revolvers on display every time I go in. Last time I looked they had at least six 2nd and 3rd gens to choose from including two 645s and one 4506. Due to financial constraints I have to force myself to not even go in to look. As a matter of fact I don't even look at the online gun sales and auction sites (except for here on the forum). Between the LGSs and the numerous pawn shops around here, they easily get all my spare gun cash.

Great find! Now go shoot the '****' out of it.

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loeman,
That is a good price! I have two 39-2s, but seldom shoot them, don't care for the 9mm or for chasing empties! Good luck and enjoy them all! By the way, what part of New Mexico? I used to spend a lot of time there when I was trucking.
Dick

Here's my Pre-29 five screw:

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I love that pre 29 you keep showin off - did you buy a factory letter yet? Do you have the case?

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i ran across a beautiful 27-4 a few days ago before i ask what anyone thinks its worth let me describe the condition . the right hand side of barrel has a small 1/4 inch rub ' im assuming from holster, and not a single flaw elsewhere' i got the guy down to 475.00 which i think is a sweet deal but im holding out due to a 19-2 that i have dib's on ------ but i cant resist the 27-4 now dont anyone say jump on it lol because i know you will. but with the purchases ive made last few weeks its not easy to just dish out the cash, i hope it dont get away before i can corral another S&W

Is the 19-2 a 4in? I think I would rather have that than a 27-4. The last pinned and recessed 27 was the 27-2 whereas all 19-2s are pinned and recessed. If the 19-2 is nickel, or a snubnose, it is a far better gun than just about any 27-4.

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Sorry Goring's S&W but I don't own a pre 29. However, if I did I'd be happy to show it off. Also, I have not sent for a factory letter for my pre 27 as of today, but very soon.

For me, that would be a difficult choice. I love the Md 19 and a 19-2 in great condition might be my choice. It's kind of what do I LIKE more rather than what is worth more. Follow your heart on this one.

loeman

I was responding to the photo posted by badge130. I know it was off topic to your first post, but its a great gun nonetheless.

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Thanks, no to both. I've had it a long time.

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i have a 19-2 19-5 but i love this 27-4 i dont think i can go wrong for the price' im a sucker for S&M's its a sickness i guess, but at least we as collectors enjoy the healing power of a new beauty to add to the rest of the pack.

Holy cow loeman....is your lgs at the end of a rainbow?! Beautiful!