Are 3" model 13s rare?

[aterry33]

I never see any for sale. Seems like that is rarer than the other barrel lengths.

 

[Glock 'em down]

The 3 inchers are very coveted. They are the perfect balance. I just picked up a 3 inch model 65-2 a coupla weeks ago. Love it.

I've sold and traded a gozillion guns, but the one I regret the most was a blue steel 3 inch model 13. It was just too purdy for me to carry. If I ever find another one...

 

[flagman1776]

I regretted loosing a 3" M13... consoled myself with a 3" M66. 3" heavy barrel K frame is a perfect balance for me. I still have it 20 years after the purchase, which is why you fnd few for sale.
Russ

 

[Ron H.]

Sir, I'm not sure that they're actually rare. They were a regular catalog item for a long time and were made in some numbers, though certainly not as many as, say, Model 19s. I suspect their relative scarcity today has more to do with belated popularity than actual numbers produced.

JMHO, FWIW.

Hope this helps, and Semper Fi.

Ron H.

 

[akguy1985]

i picked up a 4 inch model 13-1 here lately, i need to find a 3incher

 

[ENGINE18]

Love my 65-3". It's my nightstand/always-goes-to-the-range gun. May have to aquire another to trick out to DAO. Could use its 13 cousin too.

 

[Combat]

I got mine

This thread needs a pic of one NIB.It's in my keeper pile.

 

[Nframe_is_no1]

How about a pic of one of each? Here's my 13-4 alongside my 65-3, have boxes for both and $500 in the pair believe it or not!

 

[ENGINE18]

You guys are killing me! Especially you, Nframe is no1

 

[iluvlabs1]

A number of years ago, while I was living for an extended period away from my wife and children (awaiting for our home to sell), I decided to begin routinely visiting a local indoor range on a weekly basis, to practice.

Time after time, after an hour or so of practice, I would review all the stainless and polymer guns in the many display cases.

I saw the most "modern" of handguns on display.

Early on though, I noticed a singular blue revolver...seemingly out of place amongst its more "modern" brethren. Each week I would notice this revolver, sitting in the lowest shelf, in a rear corner, looking kind of "out of place".

For whatever reasons (actually, I thought it looked somewhat "sad" relative to its more modern brothers, I decided this "lost child" needed a home, and so I purchased it.

A S&W model 13-4, 3", blued.

It has been fired once, and now sits next to a S&W model 65 3" stainless.

Both sit next to my GP100, 3", blued.

I guess I just sort of like the 3".

 

[sandspur6]

One reason that the 3" M13s are so popular is that they were the last standard issue revolver of the FBI before they went to semi autos. A lot of agents bought and carried other arms, but they were issued a 3" M13.

 

[WFR]

I love mine as well!
13-3 w/o box and a 13-4 with box that I've never even fired.

13-4 with S&W combats.

Perfect woods companion to a Marlin 1894C in .357 mag.

 

[1943]

shiny M13

I have posted this before.
It required some searching to find this one, but it is sorta one of my favorites ( among many)

________
``Terry``

 

[WFR]

1943, that is a thing of beauty!
I'll find one of those one day as well as an older 65!

 

[Bat Guano]

A few years back my daughter bought one of those square butt, 3" medium weight Australian 10-7s from a guy that had 3 at a gun show. After cleaning it up, smoothing the trigger, and putting on a Tyler adapter, I really got to like it. Been kicking myself for not buying one since.

It's pretty much her favorite gun so if I want one I'm going to have to go get my own.

 

[SDH]

I sure like mine, which I've owed for a number of years. Once I figured out the M-13 was the revolver I wanted I started with a 4" square, then finding a 3" round butt was difficult. I hadn't thought about nickel but that's what came along! $275 seemed like a lot at the time.
(Faux ivory BTW)

 

[crsides]

Saw my first one ... 3" RB 357 used but in the box at last gunshow. guy walking around wanted $400 for it. It looked pretty neat.


Charlie

 

[Chuck Jones]

I have one with German proof marks

/c

 

[29-1]

13 3 inch

Here's three that belong to my better half, LadyFed. They letter as ex-FBI issued revolvers as sandspur6 above mentions.
Chuck
Happy New Years to you all!

 

[P&R Fan]

I have a 13-2 I bought about 10 years ago. If memory serves (and it might not) I think I paid about $200 for it. It does balance nicely, but I haven't carried it much because that DEEP blue is just too pretty. I would like to get a 65 so I can carry it next to my sweaty hide and not worry about pitting. I'm not sure how rare it is. Like a previous comment said it was the last revolver issued by FBI. A few of the agents in the shootout in Miami in April of 1986 were carrying them.