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Old 09-20-2017, 09:25 AM
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Picked this up at a local shop. I've been looking for a nice P&R 13 for some time and just wasn't able to find one in good shape and reasonably priced.

So, I bought this one and took it home and cleaned it up and it looks virtually un-fired, unless it was an excellent reblue. Virtually no markings on the cylinder, breechface or topstrap and hardly a turnline on the cylinder.

I was hoping to get a bit of info on the markings on the grip and what people think of it... Virtually un-fired? Reblued?

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Old 09-20-2017, 09:28 AM
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Additionally a small curio on this. The grips are numbered, but just slightly off.


Grip is numbered 8493X



Gun is numbered 8498X

I'm wondering if whomever stamped the grip misread the 8 as a 3
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Could very well have or just grabbed the wrong set. I have a Model of 1905 with a very similar circumstance.

That 13-1 is a beauty. Large photos are never a problem for me.

My 13-2 has a little more wear but is a good shooter.

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I don't see any obvious signs of a refinish.
Very nice looking serviceable gun.
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Wow, you have certainly purchased a nice 13. I find they just don't show up very often at all the gun shows I attend here in Ohio.

Yours appears to have been handled very gently through the years and I would have doubts that it has been fired outside the
factory from all indications of your pictures.

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Congrats on that nice looking Model 13-1

It doesn't look refinished.

Enjoy it and shoot it often,you won't hurt it.

I suggest taking the side plate off for an inspection and a fresh lube.Since it's previously owned you never know what was or hasn't been done on the inside.

I was fortunate to find a really nice 3" 13-2 last weekend that's recessed but not pinned 9D3306x(1981).On the inside the magna right grip panel is 4 digit # 2310.

It finished it's 5 day K1 kerosene bath and got a good fresh lube.It will go to the indoor range today along with my 3" 629-4 Backpacker.

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Old 09-20-2017, 10:18 PM
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I like it! You got a good one. Enjoy,

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Very nice, congrats.
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That is a very nice gun. Everything you need and nothing you don't.
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Looks like you got a gun that was barely fired. Appears to be a good factory blue job to me. Nice acquisition, and I bet it makes a fine shooter. Should point pretty naturally.
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Thanks y'all. I did luck into a real gem. When I got it home and opened her up and cleaned it I was amazed at how a gun from 1978 (or so) could be so clean and seem virtually un-fired. The insides were dry but with no rust/corrosion or any debris/dust/crud at all. Having been looking for one for some time I did come across a couple that I almost purchased but most were a little bit rougher than I wanted, so to come across this one, for virtually the same price, was fantastic.

Will definitely get a good workout and a nice cleaning afterwards...
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Old 09-21-2017, 08:09 PM
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mod-10 and mod-13 I have a couple and seriously enjoy shooting them both, picked up as LEO trade ins and sooo functional.
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Very nice I could find a place in the safe for that beauty. Enjoy your new find
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Not a reblue...
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Yea you definitely used up a bunch of gun buying luck on that one ,I know you'll love it .
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The stamp just caught the wood grain a little funny. It's definitely an 8.
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The stamp just caught the wood grain a little funny. It's definitely an 8.
Now I'm gonna have to go back and double check....
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great pics and congrats on a sweet gun. I seldom see anything in that good of condition. I'd make sure it's lubed and head to the range!
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Beautiful piece of S&W History! Shoot it and enjoy!
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Looks brand new.
My first issue was this with a 6"bbl and the front sight filed sharp as a knife,as it was used for making a slash.
A beautiful example of S&W's quality!
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So I double checked the grips numbers and it is definitely a 3
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Nice gun and in great condition. Looking at the grips numbers I think that last number is an "8". Sometimes numbers on punches break pieces off and / or wear down. That way an 8 looks like a 3.
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I could see it as an 8 if it weren't for the fact that every part of it is crisp and sharp and perfectly symmetrical.There is no doubt it is a 3, especially on close examination.
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Wow, what a find! That's a true classic in perfect condition.
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