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Model 10-5 3" Heavy Barrel..your thoughts
I have an opportunity to pick up a 10-5 3" heavy barrel.
It is wearing a set of goodyears  instead of the original stocks.
The gun has a lot of holster wear on the barrel (about 2 inches)
and some holster wear on the cylinder.
However, on the bright side, it locks up tightly and the timing is good.
It looks like it was carried a lot, but fired very little.
It is not very pretty, but I guess beauty is in the eyes of the beholder.
Does anybody have any idea as to the value of this gun?
What would be a fair price to offer?
Thanks for your input.
Stu
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10-5 should be a thin or tapered barrel gun.
is it a sq butt? if it is, its most likely a recent police trade in from the land down under
going rate on those as I understand it is somewhere in the 300~350 range
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Would it be marked anywhere if it was from Australia?
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Sounds as if it might be one of the Austrailian 3" 10-5s that came in a year or more ago.
IIRC, Bud's sold these for $265.
Mine is one of these and sounds the same as the one you describe.
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Sounds as if it might be one of the Austrailian 3" 10-5s that came in a year or more ago.
IIRC, Bud's sold these for $265.
Mine is one of these and sounds the same as the one you describe.
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Yep. That is it. The one I was looking at has more holster wear on the barrel,
and goodyears instead of the original stocks.
Thanks for the pic.
Stu
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As long as the lock up was good and the price was right I would suggest you grab it. 3" K frames handle well and are easy to carry.
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As long as the lock up was good and the price was right I would suggest you grab it. 3" K frames handle well and are easy to carry.
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I agree with Mike....the three inch M-10's & M-13's are great carry guns and have kind of a "cult" following in some circles.
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I would be all over it!
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Model 10-5 3" Heavy Barrel..your thoughts
 this is my 10-5 from down under. I added LG-105 grips to may up for aging eyes. It is my favorite SW revolver. As California has a roster of approved guns which is used to extort money from manufacturers it cost me $500 for a. Private party transfer.
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I bought a beater 10-8 to use as a truck gun, it was such a great shooter that I had it refinished and put on some fancy Ahrends grips. I have more into the gun than it is probably worth although it doesn't really matter since I have no intention of selling it...
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As would I. I wish I know about the Aussie 3" guns when Bud's had them. 
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Nice looking revo BlackSheep. What type of front sight is that?
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Man, I wish my M10 was a 3"! I'm jealous!
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Nice looking revo BlackSheep. What type of front sight is that?
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Just a generic blade the gunsmith put in to eliminate a badly botched red ramp insert job...
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I have an M&P .38 in 3" with a TAPERED barrel that Mr. Jinks dates to 1958. Not marked as a 'Mod. 10'. Square butt. Not a chopped 4". Not an Aussie. Interesting piece that I should get lettered.
Shoots great. Gets carried often.
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I have a 3" HB 10 but there is nothing to indicate that it is Australian. How does one know? Mine looks like open stock production.
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I have a 3" HB 10 but there is nothing to indicate that it is Australian. How does one know? Mine looks like open stock production.
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The only distinguishing marking on the Australian model 10s is the Victoria Police Armoury micro barcode inventory sticker.
I'd guess that many, if not most, purchasers promptly removed them.
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