Hello everyone. New to the board and just wanting some info if possible. My father recently passed away, and I inherited his collection of pinned barrel, recessed cylinder .357s and .41 mags. Not sure what I want to do with them yet, but I am just trying to get an idea of what they are worth. They all have Robert H. Newell custom grips on them. Not sure what different hardwoods are being used for the grips. I have the following:

6" barrel model 27-2/N67#### .357 mag
5" barrel model 27-2/N11#### .357 mag
6" barrel model 57/N73#### .41 mag
8 3/8" barrel model 57/N64#### .41 mag
stainless 4 " barrel model 66-1/60K#### .357 mag
4" barrel model 19-4/63K#### .357 mag

I will try and post some pics, but apologies in advance as they were taken with a cell phone, so not the greatest quality. Any info on estimated value, and when they were manufactured would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance!

Hello and WELCOME!

First and foremost, Very sorry for your loss.

Your father collected sought after models. I am not an expert but I do know you now have a marvelous collection!

I have two quick response;

You should keep them! But that's what I would do! You may or may not have an interest in these or any guns. Everyone has different values. If this was a collection i.e.; never fired, then it may be advisable to not shoot them. But pictures and condition will dictate the use of each gun.

Others on this forum may have specific information regarding each gun's value but I would recommend searching on Gunbroker.com to see how much the same model is actually being sold for. Do not look at asking prices with zero bids, rather, look for auctions and final bids of the same exact guns in similar condition. A gun, or any item, is only worth what people will pay.

Good luck and I'm sure plenty of opinions and direction will be following soon.

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Not sure if the pics worked or not. Rifmon, thank you. I appreciate it.

Hi welcome. The best way to post pictures is to sign up to a free image hosting site such as Flckr. Upload the images to there. Then click on the share option of the image and copy/paste the BBcode to your post here and the images will be in your post.

sabertrooper, first sorry to hear of your loss. The only advise I will offer, is DON'T make the mistake, that I and so many others have, of quickly disposing of any items left behind by a loved one. Haste generally leads to regrets later.

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Or you can do as I do and take pictures of the guns with your cell phone and then log into this site while on your phone. You can then post a reply and scroll down to and click manage attachments, select a file and on your phone doing 1 at a time upload each image. After that is complete be sure to click the post reply button on the very bottom under the manage attachment section. Those are some great guns and a wonderful collection you now own. Quite pricey and I personally own very few revolvers in that top notch category. The wife will not allow me to spend near or over $1000.00 for one single gun. If in great shape each of the guns you now own are in that around a thousand dollar range maybe more for some!

Welcome to the Forum

Sorry for your loss

I am guessing that you were not as involved in the shooting sports as your father was.

You have a nice selection of Smith and Wessons there.

If there is not a financial need to sell them quickly, then I agree that you should just take your time. You might even decide to keep one or two as a remembrance of your late father

Presuming poor condition, they are worth $500 each on the average. However, odds are your father kept them in good condition and they would be worth more than that, perhaps as much as double.

If you have the original grips and the original boxes, that would add value to each one as well.

It would also be useful to know where you are located. You can complete that information in the user's control panel.

If you are in a restricted State like California, they probably have a 20%-25% increase in value due to California's crazy laws.

As to a approximate date of manufacture:
1979/80 6" barrel model 27-2/N67#### .357 mag
1973 5" barrel model 27-2/N11#### .357 mag
1979/80 6" barrel model 57/N73#### .41 mag
1978/79 8 3/8" barrel model 57/N64#### .41 mag
1980 stainless 4 " barrel model 66-1/60K#### .357 mag
1980 4" barrel model 19-4/63K#### .357 mag

Thanks everyone for the tips. Hopefully the attachments work this time. I am in Texas. So far I have found 2 original grips and 1 box. I do have holsters for all of them though.

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	SWModel19_4_4inch.jpg (139.6 KB, 72 views)
	SWModel27_2_5inch.jpg (140.6 KB, 65 views)
	SWModel27_2_6inch.jpg (148.4 KB, 66 views)
	SWModel57_6inch.jpg (128.7 KB, 63 views)
	SWModel66_1_4inch.jpg (129.4 KB, 69 views)

Here is the last one with the 8 3/8" barrel. Dad actually had a shoulder harness for that one!

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SWModel57_8_3_8inch.jpg (140.4 KB, 46 views)

Guessing your dad had, ah, large hands?

I would, in the current market, hope to get around $1000 for any of the N frames and perhaps a bit less for the 66 and 19, maybe $700-$800. I think the 5" 27-2 would both bring the most and be the easiest to sell.

No original grips tucked away in a box? Collectors definitely like those even though the ones on the guns are rather nice.

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Thanks everyone for the advice and information. I really appreciate it.