Well this year is my 30th wedding anniversary. My wife is talking about $5000 diamond rings for her, then she asked me what I want. I like to shoot and carry snubbys. To me nothing looks quite as "gunny" as an old snubnose revolver. I'm looking at a fully engraved, unfired M36-1 , gold line on cylinder, going unsold for some time now for $2500. I know engraving is subjective with grades and one really has to look at it to put a price on it. From what I've seen of engravers on line and what they charge I would do well to offer and pay $2000. BTW this is Kalifornia where I cannot buy out of state. Thoughts? Thanks.
Well some pics would really help....but i would think u should be able to find a for less than 2000.00 but not sure what Cali prices are...here in NY i have seen a few NIB 36's and all have been less than 1000
I know with engraving the better the quality and more known the engraver the costs too...do u have any more info about the gun?
Would love to see some pics too
God Bless,John
And why can u not buy out of state?
Well if it is the one with just one pic...for this kind of money...i would want more details and more pics...it looks very nice but i dont think 2250.00
as he has it priced
I've seen this one advertised on other forums and sent the seller a PM. The ad needs more pics, BIGGER pics, and a factory letter to verify factory or aftermarket engraving. REALLY hard to evaluate an engraved gun without hands on inspection. An S&W with poor aftermarket engraving or even mediocre engraving, will reduce the value of the standard model rather than enhance it. It is a good looking gun, judging from a one inch photo.
Not sure why it doesn't open for you into the full screen shot it gives me. My phone isn't downloading at this time. Yes the mother of pearl grips. I asked for the engraver which he has not yet provided. Not something I'm rushing into at that price put just got an eye on it. Thanks.
There are a lot of experts in engraved S & W on this forum, so my input is very novice to say the least, but when I saw this Model 60 no dash I did some very basic research and quickly found that if the engraving is signed on the gun, and traced to a known engraver it does indeed enhance the perceived value. I say perceived because, as with any "art form" beauty and value are really what you see as the "buyer" (one mans beauty may equal another mans ugly). The asking price on this Ben Shostle (Founder of Firearms Engravers Guild of America) was right at $2,000. I thought about doing my usual dickering and almost lost it to another guy, by waiting one day to do some basic research. No one would think about paying $2k for a Model 60 from 1981, so its all in the fine detail, the craftsmanship, the execution, the materials (check out that sterling silver Rams head and the detail in the rams eyebrows!), the big horn sheep stag grips, etc.
This one Letters as shipping to a supplier in Indianapolis, Indiana, less than 45 miles from Ben Shostle's Gun Room Studio, where he performed his art work of "scratching up" S & W's.
For the OP: take a strong mag lite and a magnifying glass with you for hand-on examination before making any offer....no provenance would offer a lot less to see what goes. If the grips look real (stag, etc.) ask the owner to remove them for a look under the grips. I would not attempt to take off grips if I don't own it as they could be brittle, or have a hidden crack, and you sure don't want that while you are handling it.
Looking at a fully scratched Chiefs Special
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