My Model 10's
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Model 10's are among my favorites,I only have 3 but I'm always on the lookout! I miss the days of the police trade in's when they were cheap.
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Mine; an ex PD 10-10 with a +P barrel. Sweet shooter.
Very nice collection I have 4 of them, 2 are pre M10 a 2", a 4" then I have a 4" -5 and a 5" -5 all with the skinny profile barrels, classic American revolvers
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I prefer the heavy barrels.
This does not compute. Where, in the picture, are the 10-5 units? A -5 would have the tapered barrel and I don't see one (let alone two) in the picture.
I'll see what I can do...I guess I should leave the 2" barrels out to avoid confusion...
5" 10-5...
Hmmm, that seems to be my only remaining 10-5 other than several 2" guns...I'll have to work on that...
...Ben
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Photos of my two 10-5 mod numbers
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Rakkasan13F
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I don't have a family photo, but between pre-Model 10s and Model 10s, I have 10. 2x .38 M&P Model of 1905, 4th Change, 1x Victory Model, 1x .38 M&P post-war, 1x10, 3x10-5, 1x10-6, and 1x10-7 (former RHKP gun)
eclayton
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You can't have too many Model 10s!
Thanks. I thought one of them must be the 2".
But even in your closeup I can't see the flare at the breach end of the barrel on the 4" unit. I guess it's there, but I can't see it in either picture. The point I was making was that the 10-5, by definition, has the tapered barrel, not the heavy barrel.
My best M10 is a -6 3" . a return from NZ. Action is the best and I won't sell it....
Then there are the 10-5's with 3" HB and round butt. I believe these were special order guns, not often seen for sale.
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Have pencil bbl in both blue and stainless. Both mint. Latter hard to find. Still looking for P/R 10, 2" with RB. SBs seem to be everywhere. Thanks for sharing.
LouisianaJoe
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My brother bought this 2 times at different pawn shops. At the first shop he found the 10-5 4" with a beat up barrel and a lanyard ring. A forum member gave him a 5" barrel, and another member (now passed) installed the barrel for him. He sent the gun to Birdsong for a Black-T finish. He put some stag grips on it. He later loaned it to his stepdaughter. Later he walks into a different pawn shop and there is the Model 10. He was so pissed that he almost gave it to me and I have it today. It is one of the best shooters that I own.
I shot this group with it at 15 yds. (always one damned flyer) A Six a clock hold might be better.
I shot this group with it at 15 yds. (always one damned flyer) A Six a clock hold might be better.
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Certainly vintage classics. The 2" is neat, but I've read some found it cumbersome when compared to a J snub or a Colt Detective. Well the venerable wheel gun always makes for an interesting discussion. Does the Victoria PD add provenance ?
Unless stamped how would one know?
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What makes it a +P barrel?
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They started marking the bull barrels as +P with the -10. But realistically any bull barrel 38 is +P
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Two of them have small stickers with inventory numbers on them to the right of the hammer. I don't remember if the third one has one or not. They were all police turn-ins and have no specific value that I know of.
