I came across a unique model 10

The Smith Wesson model 10 has Arabic writing on one side not sure what it says looks like a few letters

It comes with a letter from smith Wesson dated from 1977 letter states it was meant for export but got shipped by mistake to a dealer shipped out in 1970

What do you all think the value of this might be its hard to compare it

I would rate the gun in 70 to 75%

A picture says a thousand words..

In just 70/75% condition, I would think minimum to no extra value.

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Sorry about no picture I didnt think to take one I didnt buy it yet I wanted to check on it first..

I just looked in my standard smith wesson book and it does list it under specials and variations . Military test guns model 10-5 4" arabic marked "IRAN"

As for condition its probably better then 75% it has what seems to be holster wear with 85% bluing left guns tight worth me giving it a second thought

I have now a another unique model 10 thats a .357 it was shipped to New York State Police in 1972 with letter..

Does anyone know what the rarest model 10's are?

Maybe a Saudi revolver that got repatriated? Saudi Police Model 10?

"Unique": Being the only one of its kind; unlike anything else. This gun isn't!

Look in the yoke cut and I will bet it is marked 10-6. The 10-6 when chambered for .357 Magnum was the precurser to the .357 Magnum Model 13 series. There were at least several hundred Model 10-6 revolvers issued in .357 Magnum.

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Yes the .357 is a model 10-6 but the letter I have from smith wesson states it was shipped only to New York State Police so regardless how many were made its a unique gun how many do you own or have seen, here in Florida this is the only one I have seen

But using the word unique is like using the word soda or pop

Curious considering the language of Iran is Farsi (not that I'd be able to tell them apart)

I am happy you are more of an expert on the English Language than Merriam Webster or the OED!

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Way to make a new member feel welcome. JMHO.

The person selling it has 46 different model 10's part of his collection

Welcome to the FORUM! Every once and a while I see something that I did not know existed. Then I have to research it. If you get it, let us know, and attach pictures! Bob

Yes i will take a photo i'm going back tomorrow to look at his collection again .. I'm like a kid in a candy store I want everything but I have to control my wants

So what would you all say the value might be I want to offer him a fair price just dont want to over pay..

I know this question is not a smith and wesson question but he has a high standard riot shotgun stamped U.S. on wood and frame but cant seem to find any others out there he said he bought it with a lot of surplus guns 35 years ago researching it has been tough

Welcome to the Forum Telh74, its always fun researching a vintage gun. It’s also cool finding out about the history. Makes me wonder what the PD thought when they logged that one in with Arabic writing on it?

Sometimes folks get a little passionate defining words like scarce, rare and unique when it comes to the otherwise pleasant pastime of Smith & Wesson collecting. We all know what you meant. Welcome to the forum. You’ll find it a generally friendly place. Good shootin’,
Doug

Welcome aboard, telh74. I hoped you'll stick around. It's a great forum, and well run to keep it civil.

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Oh well, what the hell.

Just to keep it clear the Smith with the arabic letting is a .38 which I'm thinking about buying it and the Smith model 10-6 in .357 I own already.

Thank you all for the welcome to the board i'm sure ill be around giving my 2 cents worth of information

I have one that may be even a little more "unique" or at least unusual than that.

It is stamped as a 13-1 - but you can see that it was originally stamped 10-6 and the new 13-1 stamping was struck over the top of the original 10-6 marking.

I'm betting there aren't many like that. So far I've never seen anyone post about another one - or at least not that I can recall.
So maybe it truly is unique

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Nice gun I heard of them but never seen any

Is it by chance a High Standard 18-7? I bought one new in the early '70s but later traded it off for a Rem. 870. I now have another one that I got from a friend a few years ago.

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Yes its a 18-7 does yours have military stamps

Wouldn't a one-of-a-kind serial# technically be "unique"?

Agreed, different, but would look the same to me too.

The pistol has Squiggly writing on one side..it's not in American.

...There, hows that...
PC enough.


Welcome to the Forum telh74.
Hope to see some pics of the stuff!

The problem is that you are trying to nail down something that firstly, has no specific market value because there aren’t enough of thus-marked guns changing hands, and secondly, there isn’t even a consensus whether writing on the gun like that enhances or detracts from the value.

So all you can do is take the common price for a Model 10 in the general condition you describe, likely somewhere in the 300s, and if the owner values the inscribed gun higher than that, you decide how much you personally are willing to pay more to have a somewhat uncommon specimen. Absent an objective scale or “market value”, nobody here can decide that for you.

Again, welcome. Stay with us. It's a great forum, full of wise, helpful experienced people. You'll find that when someone here is having a tough time people are wonderfully supportive. They've helped me through more than one painful situation.

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Oh well, what the hell.