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09-22-2017, 02:11 PM
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Some good S&W's coming my way
While in Austin last weekend, I found out my uncle left me quite a few firearms. These have been in his safe a LONG time. I am going back in a few weeks to look at them all, make an inventory list and see what I got.
The only one I know for sure is as follows. I "think" its quite valuable but until I research, I wont know for sure. I plan on selling most of them, some I will keep.
Model 25-2, 6" blue, wooden box, blue velvet, all tools and paper work. Gun is NIB, never fired, does have very faint cylinder ring. Serial # N613XXX
What do I have?
Thanks !!!
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09-22-2017, 03:36 PM
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You have a 25-2 6" from your uncle. Keeper..
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09-22-2017, 05:06 PM
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I would only sell if you're in dire financial straights.
a) all old S&Ws in good or better condition appreciate in value well beyond inflation. So even if guns aren't your hobby/deal, there's a purely financial argument for hanging on to them. Make sure they're insured via your home or renter's policy. Most max at about $2k-$3k without paying extra, which could only be 2-3 nice guns these days.
b) If you ever get a hankering to replace NIB/LNIB/excellent S&Ws, it's very difficult outside the online auction sites or the really high-end in-person auctions. Plus, they won't be "family" guns.
I say this as a guy who has sold a lot of inherited items, but never any guns, even the very ordinary ones. They are a connection to the past, not to mention "unpapered".
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09-22-2017, 05:11 PM
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I agree. Firearms are better than silver as investments, and maybe even gold. Keep them.
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09-22-2017, 05:12 PM
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Don't matter what the value is, unless your uncle wanted you to sell them. Otherwise, they are something he wanted you to have, and you shouldn't put a dollar value on those kind of gifts.
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09-22-2017, 10:46 PM
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Free S&W's does not get any better than that.
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09-22-2017, 10:52 PM
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Does you M25 in the wood box also have a Small Blue Hardbound Book and a Silver Coin? If so It's the 125th anniversary M25 in 45 long colt.
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09-22-2017, 11:27 PM
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The 125th anniversary is a 25-3.
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09-23-2017, 02:11 AM
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Keep them. Study this site and take the advice given here. Buy a good safe without electronic keypad.
Follow this site for preservation techniques.
Family heirlooms, my friend.
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