Looking to find any value before I send it off to the father in law up north for 50 bucks serial number 191589 was MP 1906-1909 can’t find much online
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+/-$400, maybe a bit more.
Not really. They made lots of these. This one appears in decent shape. Any decent S&W 38 in good operating condition is worth $300-$400. The grips are not original, but are decent looking. Some guys might say less, but I seldom see these guns for less that $400. That said, unless you really need the cash, if father in law need the piece, what is a couple hundred dollars?
Welcome to the Forum! S&W manufactured millions of .38 M&P revolvers (blued and nickel) over many decades, so your 4" bbl. revolver is not rare or particularly valuable. However, it is over 100 years old...the s/n indicates it was manufactured sometime between 1909-1915 (94,803 were manufactured during that period)*. It is commonly referred to as a .38 Military & Police Model of 1905 3rd Change. If you're only going to charge your FIL $50, why not just gift it to him and forget the $50. Chances are that you're going to get it back in the future anyway!
*Courtesy of the "Standard Catalog of Smith & Wesson 5th. Ed".
*Courtesy of the "Standard Catalog of Smith & Wesson 5th. Ed".
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Wow, how lucky for you! You post yesterday asking for a value and less than 24 hours later you have a letter from the S&WHA telling you what they think it is worth.
My thoughts on value are, if the person is not willing to write a check for it, it is merely a guess. The next owner sets the value.
Best of luck.
Kevin
My thoughts on value are, if the person is not willing to write a check for it, it is merely a guess. The next owner sets the value.
Best of luck.
Kevin
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$400
Very common 38 Special revolver and they last forever. My suggestion for ammunition is a 158 grain Lead bullet.
Very common 38 Special revolver and they last forever. My suggestion for ammunition is a 158 grain Lead bullet.
I would say a solid $400, probably a little more.
SGT ROCK 11B
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OP how much did you think it was worth?
I'm asking because I had people ask me if their inherited old revolver was worth $20 or $50 because that was the price of used revolvers in the 1960s.
Just had a thought. You really can't just send the gun up north. An individual cannot ship a gun these days. You will probably go to a dealer and pay a transfer fee so he can receive the gun from you and ship it to a dealer up north. Probably $35 or so for the transfer and another $30 or so for shipping. Then your father in law will have to pay a transfer fee from his dealer. So I would guess a $100 or so to get the gun up north and transferred. Depending on where up north, your father in law might need to get a permit to own the gun.
If you are in Wisconsin, how much farther north can your F-I-L live? It would be VERY difficult to send it into Canada.
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