Recent content by JIMF1968

That is what he told me: "I paid too much for it, but he needed money." That was when we were down in one of the pastures shooting it. I inherited it from him, along with a few other guns. I'll never sell it, of course, but I wanted an estimated value for insurance. Thanks to all of you who...

My great uncle had both pistols (according to my uncle who remembers the revolvers and the situation). He had bought them brand-new way back when. He was desperate for money and wanted to keep them in the family, so grandpa bought the .357 and another great uncle bought the .38--which was later...

The serial number on the gun matches the one in the letter. My grandfather and great uncle must have asked about two different pistols. I don't know what they wrote to S&W and they have both long since passed away. The revolver clearly says .357 on the side, so I know what I have here. It has a...

Letter, page two.

Letter page one

The other side of the revolver.

Picture of the pistol.

Picture of the box.

I cannot figure out how to post the pictures. The forum won't let me upload them. Oh, well, thank you all anyway!

Thank you. The letter was not clearly written--it was in response to questions posed by my great uncle who wrote to S&W on behalf of my grandfather in 1981. I will try to post some pics later.

I have a S&W .357 revolver made in 1955. The serial number starts S158... I have an old letter from Smith and Wesson saying it is a Model 36-1. My main question is about its value, as I am insuring some of my personal property and just want to have an estimate for that purpose. It is in good...