A couple of years ago I stumbled into a VERY nice four inch S&W 1950 Military .44 Special (SN: S 142xxx) in about 99% plus condition, with the original box. It has the original Magna grips numbered to the gun. There aren't even the outlines of cartridge heads on the recoil shield, so it hasn't been shot much. I put a couple of cylinders full of ammo through it, but everyone gave me hell for doing it, so I quit shooting it. I cleaned it, and it has sat in my safe ever since.

I'm the kind of guy who believes in owning collectable shooters. This gun belongs to a real collector who is looking for a gun this nice. I have two problems:
#1: I'm a pack rat, and I'm having one heck of a hard time talking myself into selling this gun.
#2: I have no idea how much to ask for this gun, if I can get myself to let go of it.

Below are some photos. (I'm not really good at taking photos, and these don't really do it justice.)

Should I really sell this, and if I decide to, how much should I ask for it?











It is hard to see in the last photo, but the serial number is written in grease pencil on the back of the box. The white tag covers the last three digits.