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Old 03-08-2016, 07:32 PM
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I was sort of in the market for a nice M10-5 shooter, I have a M10-11 4" HB RB ex Australian Police that I picked up last year but I really wanted a pencil barrel, classic M10. I am rebuilding my S&W section of the collection that was depleted during the Great Divorce Collection sell off.

I was on a sellers site on GunBroker a week and a half ago that specializes in police trade in and confiscated firearms, some times he will have a S&W revolver, he usually will have autos. He had one Smith, a M10-5. As usual he only shows two pictures, left side and right side. The gun is described as clean, serial number puts it in 1966. Slight holster wear, but the pictures are not that great.

Opening bid at $149, no reserve. This seller is a high volume seller so I put a bid on it and won. I had the high bid for the next four days when in the last 15 minutes somebody out bid me. I raised my max by $30 and was high bid again. The guy chased my bid and raised the price by $10. I won at $317, still not bad for todays prices, with shipping and transfer I am in it for under $375. I picked it up today, it is a nice, very clean, hardly shot M10-5. The grips match and are original.















I will look in on that sellers sight from time to time to see what he has in the future!
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Old 03-08-2016, 07:43 PM
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Very nice model 10, should be a nice addition to the family! :-)
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Old 03-08-2016, 07:45 PM
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Nice. A real classic at a fair price. Can't go wrong.
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Nice. A real classic at a fair price. Can't go wrong.
AGREED!! Just a little TLC, especially the medallions. A beautiful example of the quintessential pistol. Nice catch.
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Old 03-08-2016, 11:38 PM
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Great pick up at a great price! Congrats. Enjoy it more.
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Old 03-09-2016, 12:06 AM
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Great price for a great gun.
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Old 03-09-2016, 12:08 AM
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I love the profile of the tapered barrel. Great looking gun and at a good price.
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Old 03-09-2016, 12:34 AM
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None of us are looking to buy it just happens right? The gleam of the bluing catches our eye. We are no longer in safe mode.

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Old 03-09-2016, 12:35 AM
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The only 10s I have are a 2" 10-5 and a 4" 10-6 that both think they are model 14s.
Great shooting revolvers.
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Old 03-09-2016, 01:02 PM
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Very nice find and price! Gotta love the 10's!
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Old 04-24-2016, 06:43 PM
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The K frame is never a bad choice.
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Old 04-24-2016, 06:59 PM
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That's a really good price these days for one in that condition. To me the 10-5 has always been the epitome of the post-war K frame 38's, even the ones from the late 1940's and 1950's (I do have them all). I grew up with a 10-5 in high school and college. There's just something about the perfect feel of the -5.
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That's just like the 32 Hand Ejector (post war) (Pre Mod 31) that leaped out of a dealers table and into my pocket yesterday at a gun show. The closer I look the less it shows any firing, but a couple minor little dings from being carried and handled for some time. Roy says it left home in 1957, just before Model numbers were starting to be applied.
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Old 04-24-2016, 10:01 PM
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Thats a good price .wish I could find one like that.I'm in Texas and can't find any 10s for less than 500.


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I got my 10-10 on budsguns for about the same price sight unseen. Better believe I had my fingers crossed for a tapered barrel. Solid buy.
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Old 04-25-2016, 04:24 PM
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That sure is a pretty revolver, well done.
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Wasn't looking to buy , but came across a nice S & W model 36 Chief Special. It has three screws, and a pined barrel, SN# 59J40, very unique with the J in the middle can any expert out there give me an idea of what year it was manufactured and why the J in the SN# reflects.

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Just say yes to the tapered barrel!
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