Is this a called Hand Ejector? Did I overpay? PICS added

[Avery11]

What was I thinking? I have no business in this section and I have no knowledge of anything in it.

This morning as I was having a cup of coffee I decided to buy the gun in the link. At the time, it looked interesting so I thought, "I should waste a few hundred bucks and take a good long bath in stupidity."

All I know is that it might be a 1905 and that it has had a terrible refurb.

Can you guys tell me anything about it. The grips, the reason for the strong colors on the hammer/trigger, the approx year and finally...what is it actually worth - if anything at all. Please don't say it's worth what I paid.

Give it to me straight between the eyes so I won't forget this lesson! Really, I'm noot looking for encouragement; just the truth and some facts so I can learn from this. $300 won't braek me but I don't like to give it away. I'm usually a more cautious/wise buyer. Thank you.

A.

S&W PRE MODEL 10 38 SPL. REVOLVER : Revolvers at GunBroker.com

 

[Titegroups]

I wish I had your money.

 

[Crabtree]

First off, you can't be an "idiot" because you are a member of this forum and the sign atop the door clearly says "no idiots allowed"....ergo, you sir, are NOT an idiot.

In my humble opinion, unless the cylinder is welded to the frame, at $300 you got a helluva useful tool with 10x the class of any plastic fantastic that would cost a couple bills more. In my book you're way ahead...

 

[rayb]

It is worth exactly what you paid for it, to you. So enjoy it and shoot the hell out of it. It will probably enjoy it too.

ray

 

[Avery11]

I wish I had your money.

Sorry, maybe it's just me today but I'm not quite sure I'm pickin' up what you're layin' down.

 

[getoff]

i think you made out pretty well here. looks to be in good shape, grips are decent, probably a nice shooter. if you want to dump it, you will at least break even.

 

[Avery11]

Can anyone tell me what it is? Seriously, I bought it on a whim and have no clue as to what it is.

After looking at it for more that 10 seconds, I've noticed the S&W stamp is rubbed out of existance so it has probably been refinished. I'm clueless about the grips and curious about the case colors - they seem a bit too nice.

 

[murphydog]

It is a .38 M & P from the 1930s (given the stocks are original to the gun), and I don't see why you think it has been refinished, so I think you made out just fine at $300. Please post photos when you get it, and enjoy!

Edit to add: I see what you mentioned about the left side of the frame. Since the right side looks so nice, I'd guess grime and/or bad lighting or camera angle in that shot.

 

[Avery11]

It is a .38 M & P from the 1930s (given the stocks are original to the gun), and I don't see why you think it has been refinished, so I think you made out just fine at $300. Please post photos when you get it, and enjoy!

Thank you, Allan. I've read that worn roll marks are a sign of a refinish. Any idea of the real market value? For instance, if I sold it here, what could it bring?

Honestly, I just threw a number out and it happened to be the reserve.

I like the looks of the bulbous ejector tip and the curve of the hammer so if it functions, I will shoot the tar out of it.

I just never buy without knowing all the facts and I'm in the dark here. I don't need to sell it and can afford the cost but I like to keep values assigned to my guns in case I meet my maker early.

I keep photos, descriptions, and prices on a rewritable CD for my wife just in case.

 

[Springfeildkid585]

Assuming it functions properly, $300 isn't a bad price, so it's not showcase quality, it's still a darn fine lookin piece and oughta do the job

 

[mikepriwer]

There doesn't seem to be any mention of the serial number, so its
hard to say exactly what vintage it is. Also, some of the pictures are
very distorted; ie, the gun is lying flat and the the camera is almost
horizontal. And, some of the edges look more rounded that they
should, but again the photography is not all that good.

The gun is some kind of a .38 M&P, and looks to be pre-WW2.
The description pre-model 10 is not really accurate - it should be
something more like a 1905 3rd or 4th change.

I can't tell if you paid $300 or $500. $500 would be too much.
$300 would be OK if the finish is original, otherwise it would be
high by maybe $50 or so.

Mike Priwer

 

[Avery11]

I paid $300 and its local so no shipping. I will pick it up later in the week.

 

[Crabtree]

And for the record, my use of "idiot" in post 3 was in direct response to the op's original question. And I still think you did fine...not that it matters.

 

[jhvaughan2]

You did not get a bargain or a bad price. Honestly it is hard to get any S&W on gunbroker for much less than $400, and this one is nicer than most. Especially since it has the pre-war grips. Many on this board will look at anything that has been refinished, as if it was garbage, but you got a good-looking good-shooting quality-made historic S&W revolver.
Enjoy!

 

[CajunBass]

I bought one similar to it today. We finally figured it was a 1905, 4th change, from the early 20's. It's been refinished, and has the wrong grips (but the grips are very nice post-war diamond magnas), but I didn't think it looked too bad. I got it really, just to get the Magna grips, but the gun ain't that bad either.

I paid $250.00 for it, but they were asking around $300.00.

 

[Avery11]

Thanks Ty. I AM an idiot that seems to have escaped a potentially costly mistake.

Although I didn't spend very much on this particular gun, I went into it completely ignorant so I deserve what I get.

Can anyone send a link where I can learn some more specifics?

The "search" never seems to help.

 

[Avery11]

CB, that finish looks really nice. Do the grips on these old guns hold any value?

Was it common for the logo stamp to be faint like mine and yours?

Lots of questions...

 

[handejector]

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[geoff40]

Avery
When you get that 'ol thing, just go out with a box of target loads and some paper to punch, or cans to plink, and have a go at it. If you have any kind of shooting ability, and the gun is mechanically sound, then it won't take long before you feel okay about spending $300 for it.
In today's gun market, you'd have a serious challenge to find a better shooting gun for that.

 

[CajunBass]

Yes, the old grips hold their value quite well. After all they don't make them anymore, and a lot of times, the first thing the original purchaser did was take off the stock grips, throw them away, and put of aftermarket ones. I did it myself "back in the day."

I've paid $75-80.00 in the last year, for diamond Magna's like the ones on the gun I bought.

The S&W logo on mine doesn't look as faded in real life, but the patent markings on the top of the barrel are.