MDL 34, does this make sense? Pics added

[Chukar60]

M29, are you talking abou the gun in the link I posted or Kobsw's beautiful 34 in the box?
I am off on a 4 day bird hunt. I will post some pics of the gun when I get back. Sorry, just have not had the time to take any yet. It is bird season and I have three pointers that demand almost every minute of my spare time when bird season is on.
Kobsw, that is a very nice kit gun. Thanks for the pictures.

 

[M29since14]

In the link you posted, the subject at hand, which will take you to a photo-hosting site for a better look. The pics in Kobsw's post are nice, too.

Trust the demanding pointers are having a good season? We have almost no wild birds here so I can be sympathetic with them. Our local hunting is state-run put & take, and can be quite crowded.

 

[THE PILGRIM]

Trust the demanding pointers are having a good season? We have almost no wild birds here so I can be sympathetic with them. Our local hunting is state-run put & take, and can be quite crowded. [/QUOTE]

The only time I was ever shot at by an American was at an Indiana put & take.

 

[JP@AK]

I am off on a 4 day bird hunt.

Which reminds me . . . lots of snow on the ground. Time to grab the snowshoes and my 20 ga side-by-side and go out in pursuit of white-feathered birds (ptarmigan).

It is bird season and I have three pointers that demand almost every minute of my spare time when bird season is on.

My last bird dog died of old age a few winters back. I'm getting too old to train a new one, but there are pics of Brittanies all around my shop. Fortunately, up here a dog is not so essential unless you are hunting waterfowl, which I no longer do.

Come back with some birds for the pot! I have fond memories of the years I spent living in a state that had chukar in the dry hills and quail and pheasants to hunt in open fields. Chukar soup was so tasty!

 

[bigggbbruce]

Seems a little high to me as well....mine, in similar condition and similar vintage, was bought a couple of years ago for under $500.

Mine is a 34-1 from November 1980.

Best Regards, Les

Look again... not apples to apples.

 

[vytoland]

if you want the item and have the dough...push the button and get it to go.....

 

[BAM-BAM]

There seems to be a "general attitude" (maybe not the right term) that rimfire .22 revolvers should be less expensive than centerfire guns; cus they're "just .22s".

That price matches up with the going price of a 6" Model 28 these days.

 

[Mike SC Hunter]

I have shown these 6 before. The 2" 63 cost me the most. Took a couple of years on gunbroker/gunshows and local trade papers to get them all.

 

[Dieseltech56]

You have to remember one thing when buying an older S&W revolver. All the ones that ever will be made are already made. You will never be able to go into a store and get a new model 34 that is made like the ones from before.

 

[Recoil Rob]

Just for info, this a 1969-71 34-1 I got NIB in 2010 for $600, (I added the Keith Brown Ebony Ropers)...same models with box recently sold on GB for $7-800 depending on condition.

 

[M16]

I always loved the kit guns. I wound up with a few of them.

 

[Recoil Rob]

Ya think?

I only have 2 others, an Airweight and a 6" Target pre-35...

 

[les.b]

Look again... not apples to apples.

Not sure what the difference is...they are both 34-1s, and both made after the J frame change, both have the same engineering changes....maybe I'm missing something?

Best Regards, Les

 

[A10]

I traded into a renickeled 34-1 a couple years ago, trade value was about 500 or so. I wouldn't sell the gun for less than 6, even being re-prettified...

 

[klind45]

Hello that also seems high to me I found one new in box for $525 up here in Canada

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[dr. mordo]

I'm always amazed at what folks will pay for a .22 S&W revolver.

 

[alwslate]

These $700-$800 prices for mod 34s just seem too high to me. I bought
this 34-1 about eight years ago in like new, no box, condition for $350.
I replaced the original magnas with these but the originals aren't going
anywhere.

 

[Mike SC Hunter]

You have to remember one thing when buying an older S&W revolver. All the ones that ever will be made are already made. You will never be able to go into a store and get a new model 34 that is made like the ones from before.

"All the ones that ever will be made are already made."

Sir. That is a fantastic saying/quote.

 

[Hondo44]

Hello that also seems high to me I found one new in box for $525 up here in Canada

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That was a bargain! Especially since it's an I frame (Model 34)!

Isn't there a 4" minimum on handguns in Canada, or were you able to slip thru a loophole?

 

[Mike SC Hunter]

I'm always amazed at what folks will pay for a .22 S&W revolver.

Cost just as much to make a QUALITY .22 revolver as a 357/38/44 etc............Only the HOLE diameters are different.