Information on 586-3 3 inch

[ladder13]

I was wondering when someone was going to bring up the grips. Those look like Pachs to me, which, while functional, definitely hurts the value.

I'd say the price would be 1100$ tops, even with the box. If they have the original stocks somewhere not shown in the photos 1300+.

Find one for me at that price and you get a $200 finders fee.

 

[CH4]

I’ve never seen one in person, but the couple I’ve seen online were $2500+, and that was as a few years ago. $1300 is a steal! My only 3” L frames are a pair of 696 no dashes and a 396.

 

[scout II]

Beautiful gun. I have not seen one with the unfluted cylinder. I have only seen Hogue grips on the 3" model 586 guns. The grips should look like these on my 586-4.

 

[SmithNut]

In looking at the box, I seem to recall this was a style used for export guns of the period.
Any update on an asking price?

Yup......

 

[jay72]

I have been looking for a 586-4 3 inch for awhile now.

 

[CobiaS&W]

S&W 586-4 3”

Found this one a few months ago on one of the big online sites. Couldn’t believe what I was looking at and grabbed it right away. $1,750 delivered. Which I thought was pretty good. Custom Grips are from Curt Harlow and added later.

 

[gumpys]

The unflutted cylinder would seem to make it even more rare. Is the white box indicative of a performance center gun? Admittedly it’s out of my wheelhouse.

No, it indicated it was an export gun. That box was used for special low production customs runs that were exported.

Eric

 

[gumpys]

Beautiful gun. I have not seen one with the unfluted cylinder. I have only seen Hogue grips on the 3" model 586 guns. The grips should look like these on my 586-4.

No this particular gun is a dash 3 square butt 586 3 inch. It originally shipped with some high figured grain factory square butt combats. I had one of these boxed some time ago.

 

[gumpys]

OP you stumbled upon a very rare revolver. I owned one of these several years back and only seen 3 back then with mine being the only boxed one I have seen. This is 4 I have seen now and only the second boxed one. This one was a very limited and special run that was an export run hence the export box. The non standard feature indicated the 3 inch square butt with unfluted cylinder since the two runs of the 586-4 round butt 3 inchers were fluted cylinders. Safe to say under 100 made for sure if not even less than 50. The original factory grips that shipped on this gun were square butt Morado wood Combat grips. This gun is worth 3500-4000 to the right collector. Upper end of that may be hard since the Original factory grips that shipped with it are not present. Also this gun was shipped somewhere between 1993-1998 fyi. Definitely get it lettered. I wish I still owned mine I had years ago and wish I also would have had it lettered to figure out the mystery..

Eric

 

[gumpys]

OP Update would be nice?

Eric

 

[Shutthefrontdoor]

Curious to know if it has any export stamps on it?

 

[WheelGunnerRealGunner]

for these rare and less commonly transacted guns, if I were the shop owner, I would think the fair thing to do for the seller is to just put it on GB with a 10-15% commission fee

so seller gets paid the "market" price, hard to know what the "fair" price is otherwise imo

 

[DubsModel29]

Can't believe I stumbled on this post. It's like no one even noticed the unfluted cylinder???? This is bigfoot riding a unicorn rare. Hope he bought it with some of the sketchy advice given. Far more rare than the 586-4 3" guns.