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Smith & Wesson Military & Police .32-20
I don't have a SN# but this is selling locally for $500 and seems reasonable to me. Seller says it was his fathers and thinks it's from 1922-29 range. I value your expert opinions on the price. Nickel, 5".
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Most likely assembled no later than 1929 (end of production) and no earlier than 1927 (change in extractor rod knob). Ship date could be just about any time after it was made - it would take a letter to determine that.
The nickel appears to be original. The stocks are correct and are probably original.
In my opinion, $500 is a perfectly reasonable price - it might even be a bit low.
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12-21-2016, 03:48 PM
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Look righteous to me; also appears to be in excellent condition. I would be sorely temped at that price, and I am a cheap person. -S2
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12-21-2016, 04:34 PM
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Welcome to the forums from the Wiregrass! You don't see them in that condition very often. They were not quick sellers. It wouldn't surprise me if that gun didn't ship until after WWII...or at least late 1930's. They stopped making them by 1930 and shipped them out slowly from inventory.
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Put a 32-20 in front of me and it will sell quickly. One cannot have too many 32 Winchester M&Ps.
Welcome to the Forum. Let us know the serial number and we can at least try to age the gun for you. I would be curious to see the number, since Guy and Jack are both potentially right about the ship date.
Using the SWCA database, you can chart the sales by year vs. serial number and easily note that by the late 1920s the sales of this caliber M&P started to slow. By the 1930s they were very slow sellers and it took up to 1940 to get rid of remaining inventory. The only question is whether the company used 1920s walnut stocks on all their late production guns or switched to the silver medallion stocks that were standard in the 1930s?
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Yes, that is in nice condition. I have a Nickel one from 1905-07 from your graph that is a "hoot to shoot" when I show a bottle neck case on unloading. Almost as many incredulous looks as those I get when using a Model 52 and "rimmed cases fly out". These looks are all from people firing "Combat Tupperware Bottom Feeders!" Dave_n
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In that condition and in .32-20, I think it would sell easily priced at $500. Definitely post-1927 from the barrel shaped extraction rod knob, also grips are of the style S&W used throughout the 1920s. That presumes the nickel finish is original.
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