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05-20-2017, 10:24 AM
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Current prices ...
I went on a minor K frame buying spree a while back. I got :
K22 Outdoorsman , 1931 first year , Oct. of '15 , $546.
model of 1905 , built 1909 , 6 1/2" bbl , lanyard ring , Dec. of '15 , $389.
model of 1902 , built 1903 , 6 1/2" bbl , Feb. of '16 , $250.
All are in similar condition: moderate wear to bluing , no pitting , excellent bores , very good lock up and function. The K22 and 1905 have original grips , the 1902 had replacement grips. All were Gunbroker items. Shortly after these three I picked up a model 15 - well worn , for a learning platform for disassembly and such. Finish worn , grips very worn , excellent function , $200 , same source.
Recently I got the itch again and searched a number of websites for K frames. It seems to me that prices - at least asking prices - have gone up considerably since I made the above acquisitions. Has the market shifted upward in the last year or two? Shopping isn't so much fun at the current prices , it seems...
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05-20-2017, 10:45 AM
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I don't think the prices have gone up.
You just stole some of the ones you listed.
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05-20-2017, 12:26 PM
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I have to agree with Paul you just got really good deals, especially on the outdoorsman.
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05-20-2017, 01:38 PM
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High condition guns with original boxes , grips , tools & papers fetch the best prices . 95% or less original finish shooter grade without any accessories not so much . A prewar 22 ODM with all original package in 98%+ condition are selling for $ 2400 to $ 3000 . Even a prewar M&P in 98%+ all original package go for $ 1000 to $ 1200 . Very scarce or rare guns are the exception , along with antiques .
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Not my area; but IIRC what I've seen here....... that K22 was about 30-40% off market.
I just (last month) got a "nice" shooter grade 4inch K22 combat masterpiece/ Pre-18 (1957 not marked) for around $500.....SCS&W 4th Ed.... says ANIB $1500... Excellent $1100.
I sold a 1948 shooter grade K22 Masterpiece 6" with unrelieved target stocks for 50% of..... the ANIB value of $1500 ...... to a good friend,
Everyone was happy.............................
Condition Condition Condition......
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05-21-2017, 07:34 PM
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I guess I was on a roll. Maybe I was putting more time and effort into the quest back then.
Glad I got my K frames.
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05-21-2017, 07:38 PM
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I guess I was on a roll. Maybe I was putting more time and effort into the quest back then.
Glad I got my K frames.
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Better get your N frames while you can afford them
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05-21-2017, 07:41 PM
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I'd like to know where you are buying guns, those were all bargains!!!
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05-21-2017, 07:43 PM
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My opinion is that finally S&W's are getting the credit they deserve and slowly gaining a little on the high priced Colt's.
I think we have all enjoyed the lower prices for so many years on the early S&W's, but as you can see from watching David Carroll's GunBroker auctions, the final selling prices are going up steadily on the better examples especially.
Keep your powder dry!
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Wow - I would just love a 1931 K 22 for that price.
The rest aren't my cup of cafe,
But that K22!
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I feel that prices have gone up a bit as well. Some more than others. The I frames seem pretty steady, but K's have gone up. Niche pistols like the 610 etc have gone up a lot. There are still bargains to be found but not as easy as it once was. One LGS had a Victory parkerized US Property in very nice condition for $895?? A lightly used 69 for $675 in the box!! Often no rime or reason for prices.
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Interesting you should say that - I friend offered me a Highway Patrolman recently ...
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I have to agree with Paul you just got really good deals, especially on the outdoorsman.
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That was my first impression as well. With the current market, I've been thinking even my totally beat, no box, aftermarket stocks, first-year K-22OD would likely get around $500.
And dang, a Victory for $895? Sheesh. I'd expect a pint of Ike's blood to come along at that price. I recently saw a well-worn Bavarian Police Victory go on GB for just over $400, I thought that was maybe a bit high.
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Has anyone paid any attention to the prices listed in the new SCSW4? Some are "up there".
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Speaking of Victories , a year and a half back I found a very nice DSC 1942 , non US Property marked , backstrap marked AOP for Arkansas Ordinance Plant. At $399 I was very pleased. Hard to match that today.
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