S&W model 34 is this a fair price to pay

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Hi guys, I hope everyone is well, I have a chance to buy an S&W model 34 no dash. It has about 95% bluing 4 screws a flat latch with a 2'' inch barrel and the serial # is 10542 the asking price is 795 no box or paper is this a fair price. I have no pictures. thanks
 
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thanks Can anyone tell me the year of production or if it build on an I or J frame by the serial #?
 
I paid 595 six years ago, a newer version also no box or papers so an earlier model in good shape would be in the price range you mention
 
usmc25 said:
thanks Can anyone tell me the year of production or if it build on an I or J frame by the serial #?
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Probably shipped in 1954. Definitely an I frame. It is a .22/32 Kit Gun Model of 1953. With a serial number in the 10000 range, there is no way it should be marked as a Model 34. Model numbers don't show up until the 35000 range.
 
Agree with Jack, BUT sometimes S&W did some weird things with serial numbers. I have a 4" blue Model 34-1 with s/n M51977 and a 4" Nickel Model 34 no dash with s/n M68714. The Model 34 is almost 10000 numbers after the 34-1. Weird things happen with serial numbers. BTW the price is good down South.
 
treysl78 said:
Agree with Jack, BUT sometimes S&W did some weird things with serial numbers. I have a 4" blue Model 34-1 with s/n M51977 and a 4" Nickel Model 34 no dash with s/n M68714. The Model 34 is almost 10000 numbers after the 34-1. Weird things happen with serial numbers. BTW the price is good down South.
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Not terribly odd, many models were in production concurrently in dash and no dash models. It had more to do with features and changes, not date of manufacture.
 
Thanks, guys I brought it today and should be able to pick it up by early next week. I will post pictures, thanks again.
 
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# 10542 should be a pre 34 probably shipped in late 1954 or early 1955. I have #103xx shipped Nov 1954 and 106xx shipped Feb 1955 in my database, both are pre model guns!
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Thank you Jceect that's what I'm hoping for, so it can keep my 4'' model 63 company which is # 13 out of the pilot 100 run lot.
 
usmc25 said:
Thanks, guys I brought it today and should be able to pick it up by early next week. I will post pictures, thanks again.
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Congrats, looking forward to seeing it! You did well especially if it’s a square butt. Less common in the early years of the 2” I frames.
 
treysl78 said:
Agree with Jack, BUT sometimes S&W did some weird things with serial numbers. I have a 4" blue Model 34-1 with s/n M51977 and a 4" Nickel Model 34 no dash with s/n M68714. The Model 34 is almost 10000 numbers after the 34-1. Weird things happen with serial numbers. BTW the price is good down South.
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I’ve seen the -1 left off of 34-1s more than any other model, I have two. With the M prefix which didn’t begin until the last half of 1968, and 8 years after the end of the I frame at the end of 1960, it’s clearly a model 34-1, a J frame.
 
A while back I made a deal at a local shop for a flat latch model 34 4” RB and a flat latch 30-1 3”. Paid 1300 for bot of them so it was either 500 for the 30 and 800 for the 34 or 600 and 700 respectively. I was happy either way.
 
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