I bought this gun a couple years go.I have youngest daughter getting married and may have to sell as last resort but don't know the value. It is 3 1/2" barrel blued 357 serial #s75687. It has holster wear on barrel and behind trigger guardand a little on bottom of trigger guard. where blueing is rubbed off.it has one small pitted spot in front of trademark approx. 3/32 round . grips are not original they are bigger with diamond in center and cover frame where serial# is.thanks carpenter 101

Pictures??????????

will help a lot!!!!!!

Welcome to the Forum.

Sounds like it is wearing target grips. Please post pictures so that we can give you a value.

PS: Talk her into eloping!!!!! D)

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John 3:16
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Serial number indicates first year of production, 1950.

Yes, pictures would help a lot. Occasionally those "non-original" target stocks turn out to be "cokes" which would be a nice plus. Hard to estimate value without pictures but there are very few pre-27 3.5 inch guns for which I wouldn't be willing to pay in the $800-$1000 range. Even with the mentioned finish wear (no pitting), if it is otherwise original and in mechanically good condition it should be in that range. Without the wear and with stocks numbered to the gun the value is likely in the $1500 and up range. Good luck, would really like to see pictures.

Jeff
SWCA #1457

Smith resumed production of the .357 Magnum in 1950 with the new short action at about serial number S75,000. It seems that there are very few found, if any, below S75500. You have an early post war production gun. It also seems, from my observation, that a good many are 3 1/2 inch barrels. Somewhere here there is a list of early post war production Smiths. I'm more of a shooter than a collector so I would not be able to give a value, but these seem to go for a premium, and I would think you would be able to get $1500 for it if it is an as good a condition as you state.

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