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Smith & Wesson Model 10-5 .38 S&W
Found this one online and I have questions about the half trigger guard. Is that correct for the model 10-5? If so what about the price? good/bad thanks
Smith & Wesson Model 10-5 .38 S&W Special Revolver
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Smith and Wesson model 10-5 revolver. Fluted six-shot cylinder that chambers .38 S&W Special cartridges functioning ejector shroud. Double/single action. 1-7/8" barrel with an excellent bore. Nickel, appears to have originally been blued. Grips are not original and have been shaved to fit in back. Checked grips with S&W medalion. Half trigger guard. Spurred hammer. Fixed blade front sight. Square notched rear sight. SN: D889###
Price: $329.00
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03-01-2012, 09:22 PM
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Looks nickle to me. You cant make a blued gun Stainless.
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03-01-2012, 09:27 PM
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The add said nickel, but the writeup says stainless....
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03-01-2012, 09:31 PM
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Well that one is certainly a niche type gun. It is only worth it if it something you particularly want. You have to be a certain kind of guy to want to "use & carry" a Fitz type belly gun, or a collector looking for a replica of an old type gun.
My guess is that it is nickel plated after the trigger guard was "Fitzed" and the grips and frame kind have that "bubbaed" look to them
I unless I had a hankerin' for that special kind of a gun, I think I'd walk away.
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03-01-2012, 09:32 PM
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Perhaps hard chromed finish, not stainless steel. The trigger guard has been "Fitz'ed". Looks like it was a professional alteration.
Cutting away the trigger guard was popularized by a gentleman, Ed Fitz I believe was his name back in the 30's and 40's.
You see quite a few Colt revolvers done this way, and occasionally S&W revolvers as well.
I do not think it adds to the value at all unless a person collects this style.
Otherwise nice looking revolver, but personally I would not pay the listed price.
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Thanks, I had my doubts but wanted another opinion..
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The gun has been "customized" by cutting away the trigger guard. This was known as a "Fitz Special", after he who carried such revolvers in his pockets. A Fitz should also have a bobbed hammer, so this is truly a weak effort. Another word many substitute for "Custom" is "Butchered".
Guns are collectors, shooters, both, or neither. This one might be a shooter, but nothing else.
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03-01-2012, 09:47 PM
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Years ago, I saw a Smith 1917 with a shortened barrel, cut away trigger guard, and rounded butt.
Even though it was a clean, professionally done job, it still saddened me to see it done to a classic revolver.
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03-01-2012, 10:50 PM
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Frankensmith...... My vote would be to walk
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03-01-2012, 11:17 PM
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Fitz'n a S&W is just wrong. 
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OK to do it to a Colt tho.
Yep, walk away unless you're into it.
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03-02-2012, 01:15 AM
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I like to bob the hammer spurs on some guns and polish and round the trigger,but the 'Fitz'd trigger guard is something I never cared for.Actually, I just never saw the point in it.
If it were me I'd pass on that one.
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In my opinion, the Fitz'd trigger guard guns are unsafe and an accident waiting to happen. This looks to be a aftermarket chrome job. A good gun destroyed.
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I would buy one like that only if it was a dirt cheap price. I would never carry it.
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