None of mine are leaving my greedy grasp for that little...The time and fuel spent finding them, the meticulous cleanup afterward and the documentation I put with each means I'll have them a long time before anyone agrees with my values...And that's fine with me because I bought them all because I like them, and with the intention of keeping them...People who think they should be able to buy mine for what they heard their neighbor's cousin's friend bought his at a distant gun show are dreaming...
...Ben
$ 700. Sounds reasonable
I've seen Model 19's billed as "Combat Magnums."
The Model 19 label was attached to the Combat Magnum circa 1957/58...But even the Model 19-whatever being produced today are still Combat Magnums...
...Ben
As Truckman pointed out, the names remained when model numbers were added.
Good score. I only own a M10-5. Skinny barrel, square magna grips, fixed sights. By SN shows 1972 production. Paid $175 in 1982, still have it, brought me home as an armed guard, small town Deputy Marshal, later on Deputy Sheriff. Then issued Glock 22, 40 cal.
I agree...I probably should have bought the one with targets, but oh well....I actually never bid on it because I thought it would go higher than that.
Get plenty of pics. Know that jus cuz seller says it’s a 95-percent doesn’t mean anything. I bought a 66 no dash off this forum…guy thinning herd…95-percent…. Unfortunately I learned in detail what slow take-up and end shake looks and feels like, AS THE NEW OWNER. Yes, once I send it to Nelson Ford of Phoenix AZ, “Tge Gunsmith” it will be 95-percent and issues remedied. I will be several hundred dollars more invested too. So, buyer beware. Some folks are straight shooters and honest/-some are less knowledgeable or simply prone to the sin of lying…to seller. Pics, know your seller if possible.
You did fine. I paid around $900 for mine which is about 50 years young
. I understand you pecking and scratching like a chicken at the auction sites. Sucumbbed to same behavior last week and found I won the bid ona Winchester 9422 XTR mfg in 1979 with the fancy early year uncheckered stock… the ones with the deep luster (like a Browning Super Grade) and tiger butler wood…Wow, like I need another 22 rifle—a brother to my Marlin 39-A. Need to sell off my CZ 452., YES, in a True 95-percent condition.
I do notice that here in the people’s republic of Vermont there are few vintage smiths around. A lot of polyester auto Blocks, er tge G name. Makes taking a trip to south, west and Midwest a luring thing…so many gun shops with the vintage revolvers g F’d olds in my age bracket and older are selling off. Called Estate sell finds, many times consignments, but o digress.
Welcome to the current world of firearm sellers! You are absolutely on your own looking for a "nice" revolver these days. When you haven't got the firearm in hand for examination you are at the mercy of the seller to give an accurate description of the item. Even if a firearm looks nice in pictures it doesn't mean it is worth a hoot when you get it. I wanted a "nice" Model 17 to go with my Model 14 and I scoured the usual haunts and finally found what I wanted far away in Texas. In pictures it was perfect, it had target trigger and hammer and didn't at all look beat up, but the grips were not original to the pistol. So I spun the wheel and took a chance for $950.00. I was rewarded with a revolver with excess end shake, a maximum width B/C gap and super sticky empty shell extraction.
