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02-24-2017, 11:09 PM
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Model 60 help Identify Year please
Gun store has a model 60 38 special that appears unfired. Hang tag says it's a model 60-3 but inside the yoke it's only stamped with 13. Serial # BFC6624
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02-24-2017, 11:24 PM
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Prefix BFC is likely from August, 1989, which fits with a 60-3. The model 'should' be stamped on the yoke cutout, on the frame under where the barrel threads in, but having the SN is the most important stamping to have intact. It could have simply missed being model stamped.
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02-24-2017, 11:53 PM
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Originally Posted by murphydog
Prefix BFC is likely from August, 1989, which fits with a 60-3. The model 'should' be stamped on the yoke cutout, on the frame under where the barrel threads in, but having the SN is the most important stamping to have intact. It could have simply missed being model stamped.
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Thanks! Yeah, that's where the 13 is located, on the yoke cutout under the barrel. The shop that has it claims it's unfired and it looks that way to me as well. There's no ring on the recoil shield. They were asking $450 but it has no box and I offered $400 and they said they'd take that. Is it worth it? I didn't put anything down on it. It was just minutes before they were closing so I didn't think it would go anywhere before tomorrow.
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02-24-2017, 11:59 PM
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$400 is a very good price in the current market. Missing and mis-stamped guns like this are well-documented; most would not pay extra for one but it certainly doesn't detract from the value, especially in the condition you describe.
Photos, please, after you buy it  .
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02-25-2017, 12:49 AM
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Great buy - unfired!! I would be there when they open in the morning. And would likely bring a dozen donuts in celebration!!
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02-25-2017, 12:55 AM
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This will be the third older Smith in as many weeks. I gotta be careful, the wife might use one on me. 
I'll post pics tomorrow.
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02-25-2017, 08:28 PM
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Went and got it. It's not mis-stamped. My old eyes missed it. The Model 60-3 stamp is there. It has a Hogue Bantam boot grip on it and the original grips in excellent condition.
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02-25-2017, 09:24 PM
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That's a great deal, I know you'll enjoy your new M60.
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02-26-2017, 08:33 AM
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Wow ! Really nice, and for $400 ?
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