I thought this would be fun to see what type of collections the average guy has at home. Join in with yours.

One rule is that if you have a collection approaching ten S&W pistols you:

a) Are not an average guy and you have too much time and money...I'm jealous
b) You do a better job than me at hiding this addiction from the wife...again I'm jealous
c) You need to see a doctor about this problem. Let us know what he says as I feel most of you reading this post need help also.


I'll go first and yes I will admit I have very good luck at finding S&W pistols lately.
4576 purchased last August
6944 purchased last November
5903 SSV from March this year
6592 RSR Transitional gun from today

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6944, 6592 RSR, 1006

OK, not pistols but revolvers - but still S&Ws.

Currently:
686+
60
63
617
15-22 (not a handgun, I know, but a fun S&W.

Recently sold two 586's and traded a 637 and a 22A.

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... ed ...

a)I know that I have more than 10. Maybe I have been doing this longer than you (24yrs)
b)Get a bigger gun safe! Better yet get two
c)The first step to the road to recovery is to admit that you have a problem. Yes I have said problem sorry no cure

Here is the list from memory
(3)41's,52,422,539,559,639,659,645,745,3906,5906,4006,1006,4505,
4506,4516.

One 41

1006

52

659

645

Of my S&W Automatics-

I have:
4506-1
4566
4516-1
3913
4013

Soon to have:
4563TSW
4576

At one time I had:
5906- Two
4526- Should have kept!!!!
1006

On the wish list:
39
639
6906
CS45
4513TSW

5906, bought new in '89
686 (6") bought new in '90
SW1911, bought new when they came out (can't remember the year)
M36 ('75) bought last year
M10-6 ('69) bought last year

I blame the last two squarely on this forum.

Now waiting to check out the Bodyguard .380.

I'm not really a Smith and Weston collector, or I didnt think I was, but they seem to be piling up.

Model 29
Model 27
Model 28
Model 18
Model 64
Model 642
Model #3
Model 52
Smiths PPK
Sigma

The sad part is the ones I've had and let go, teaching me to never ever sell or trade a gun again.

Model 25
Model 19
Model 13
Model 10
Model 547
Model 1917
Model 645

The Model 10 & 1917 were stolen in a burglary, so not my fault.

Dumbest trade was trading the Model 25 (Which I had a second cyl. made ACP & LC) and the 547 was what turned me against ever trading any more guns.

the Model's 13 and 19 I pretty much shot to death with 357s, but I still wish I kept them

The 645 I got when they first came out, I dont really miss, I was looking for a smith 45 that would be like my Model 52, that certainly wasnt the case. Never did like it, but I was looking for a 45 hard ball gun.

Again I wouldnt consider myself a collector of Smiths, but I'll keep buying them as the urge strikes.

I'm poor and live in a very gun-unfriendly state (Massachusetts), and even I own more than 10 S&W's.

How did you determine "average"?

When I go to a S&WCA gathering, I feel totally inadequate, as I have less revolvers than I have inches on my waist.

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S&WCA #2018

What exactly about your collection is average? Seems to me you've got some pistols there that one doesn't run across every day. Numbers don't necessarily make something average.

I'll play though even though I don't believe collector is a title I'll ever be able to claim, I'm more of a dabbler:

5946TSW

Model 65-2

Melonite 5946

K-22 Combat Masterpiece

4586

Model 57

5944 as part of a group


That's my average collection, basically a hodge-podge of items I've been blessed enough to find, like or want.

This is the only S&W collection I have approaching 10 items:

S&W Model Identification Wheel
S&W Guide Master Knife
S&W Baseball Cap
S&W Range / Ammo Bag
S&W HRT Linerlock Knife
S&W M&P T-shirt
S&W LED Flashlight

I also have a number of 3rd Gen Autos, Sigma's and Smith revolvers.

The collection I have gather over the past 2 years are. Model 39, gift from my father who bought new in 1960 and only goes to the range once in awhile. Model 459 that I use for my duty weapon. Model 908 thats my CC weapon. All great shooters and like others before the 39 really has the best feel.

3913
3913TSW
5906
5903
586 no dash 6" nickle

These are the only S & W's I have.

My S&W 'family' in order of purchase:

SW40F
442 Airlite
59
3953TSW

Not really a collection, but an accumulation of guns that I like.

With a few exceptions, I purchased the guns in 2009 & 2010. I am very lucky that I have an understanding wife.

.38/44 HD, 5 inch, blue
.38/44 Outdoorsman, 6 1/2 inch, blue
Model 20-2, HD, .38/44, nickle, 4 inch
K-22, 6 inch
K-22, 6 inch
K-38, 6 inch
Model 10-8, blue, 4 inch HB
Model 14-3, blue, 6 inch
Model 15-2, blue, 4 inch
Model 17-6, blue, 6 inch
Model 18-3, blue, 4 inch
Model 18-3, blue, 4 inch
Model 1905, 4th Change, .32-20, blue, 4 inch
Model 19-4, blue, 4 inch
Model 28-2, blue, 4 inch
Model 28-2, blue, 6 inch
Model 29-2, blue, 4 inch
Model 29-5, blue, 6 1/2 inch
Model 36, blue, 2 inch
Model 48-4, blue, 6 inch
Model 57, blue, 6 inch
Model 617-1, SS, 6 inch
Model 624, SS, 6 inch
Model 625-2, SS, 5 inch
Model 64-5, SS 4 inch HB
Model 645, SS, 5 inch
Model 66-1, SS, 4 inch
Model 66-1, SS, 2 1/2 inch
Model 686, SS, was a 6 inch and now a 4 inch
Victory Model, blue, 4 inch

All shooters except for the two. M29-2 and M37 are ANIB and stay in the safe.

M13-3 3" Blue RB
M28-2 6"
M28-2 4"
M29-2 6" Nickel
M29-3 4" Blue
M34-1 4" Blue
M36 2" Blue
M37 2" Blue
M64-4 4"
M66-2 4"
M642-1
M625-8 4"
M629-4 6"
M686-4 4"

and always looking for more

Definitely not too much money! No willpower to resist a nice 59 series either...

Tried that, he wouldn't see me anymore.
Did the 12 step program time and time again but they locked the doors and wouldn't let me in.


Nice!! Congratulations

I've let too many get away....here's the current inventory though.

4566 .45ACP
625 5" .45 ACP
17-1 6" .22lr
34-1 4" Round Butt .22lr (actually my 3 years old's, I'm just holding it...)
34-1 4" Sq. Butt .22lr (this one is my 10 month old's, I'm just holding it...)
422 4" .22lr
28-2 6" .357
642-2 .38spcl
M&P-15 AR rifle

I am sorely in need of a 6" K frame .38 and a snubby K frame .357

Victory in 38 Special.
Victory in 38 S&W, NZ markings.
Victory w/6 inch barrel, 38 Special, started life as a 5 inch 38 S&W.
1917.
39, no dash.
39 steel fame.
39-2.
41.
Highway Patrolman rebored to 38-40 by Bowen.
638.
625 in 45 Colt.

All get shot regularly.

6" 27-2

3.5" 27-2

6.5" 29-2

6" 14-4

2.5" 66

"Limited to 10..."

I hate it when I can't play in any Reindeer games!!

RD

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Got a Phd from Hard Knocks U

Just started this past March:

M1917 - not a collector grade, bought it to use as a camp gun.
17-2 = with box and tools
27-2, 8 3/8' nickel, a smooth and sweet shooter

That's it for now but I'm looking to expand!

John

Yes, I am addicted. But my wife would rather have me collect guns then women. And these are just the revolvers and not all of them.

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May God Bless The USA

I never have more than 2 since I only have 2 hands

Here is my small,but growing,S&W collection......
3913 & 6906

Pro Series 642-2 Power Port

637-2

Mod 66 2.5"bbl

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I've got part of it.............I'm definitely not the average guy.

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Lynnie, Professional Pest

I certainly have more S&Ws than any other brand...

Lets see

1006
1066
3913
59
39-2
1905 38 spec
19-3
M&P40

Had
4026
6906
469 (2)
SW99

Wish list
4006
4026 (yeah but I traded the first for real nice bring back CZ75 I sold 14 years ago)
4506
The rest of the 10XX series I don't have

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39-2,59,3913,M&P40
1006,1066

Just received Restricted licence (RPAL) in Canada. Feb. this year but full blown addict already
S&W 686-2
S&W 686-6
S&W 41
S&W 2206
S&W 622
S&W 422 X3 4.5 barrel
S&W 422 6" barrel
Not a Smith but just a cool pistol Colt Woodsman Second series circa 1954

*Since this post I have acquired a few more :
S&W 28-2 Highway Patrolman
Another 622
S&W 3906
S&W 5906

11 of my 16. 3 others are revolvers, and there are 2 other autoloaders...

M41 22 LR 5-1/2" [2], Walther P22 w/ dot sight and 2 barrels

All of the following revolvers are lock free. The M19's are pinned and recessed.

M19 nickle: 2-1/2" , 4" , 6" barrel ; M19 blue: 2-1/2" , 4" , 6" barrel

M681 4" with Aristocrat rib -- a little muzzle heavy

M586: 2-1/2" , 4" [2] , 6" , 8-3/8" barrels

M686: 2-1/2" , 4" , 6" , 8-3/8" barrels

M629: *3", 5" , *6-1/2" , *8-3/8" barrels, * unfluted cylinder

M1911 Stainless Steel 45 acp, adjustable rear sight

Sold / traded: M52-2, M559 nickle, M581 with Bomar Rib, M586 nickle, M686 power port

Looking for M629 with 7-1/2" barrel and unfluted cylinder.

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S&WHF 366

Small but growing:
All revos, none particularly worth much either
Model 15-2
Model 49
Model 38
Model 66-1
Model 640-1
Model 65-3
Model 65-5

Here's mine, a 1963 17-2, 1972 15-3 and an '05 637-2. Like Iggy I'm an "accumulator"

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I have to take exception with this whole premise.

As to comment a
Having a collection is nothing more than not selling the firearms that you purchase. Then you let time do the rest

If you purchase just one firearm a year and shoot for two decades, you will have 20 firearms in your collection.

If you can purchase 3 firearms per year, start shooting at age 18, by the time you hit 35 your collection will contain more than 50 firearms.

These days I try and pick up half a dozen or more firearms each year. I have been shooting for over 35 years now. Do the math, by your definition I have way more than the average Joe. However as another member has already stated, in the world of S&W collecting I am still an infant.

As to comment b
You hide things from the most significant person in your life?

I could never be married to a person that I had to hide one of passions from. You need to teach her to shoot then this is a non-issue.

As to comment c
Is it all collectors that need help? Barbie collectors? Coin collectors? Stamp collectors? Baseball car Collectors? Or is it just collecting firearms that puts one in need of professional help?

I would expect that kind of comment from an anti 2nd amendment radical, not a S&W loving enthusiast.

Over the decades, I have worked very hard in order to pay for the things in life that I enjoy. Firearms are included in that category. So are fine time pieces, photo graphic equipment, audio gear.

I am going to break your rule and share my collection with my fellow S&W enthusiasts even though I am not an average Joe.

Here are some of my S&W auto loaders, Not all of them have been photographed yet.

I'll play.

41
39
59 nickel
845
945
952
952 long slide
17
19
25
29


My 19 was the first gun I bought in the 60's. I feel lucky to still own it.

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Just having a good time.

Looks like I have 8 at the moment, not bad, 4 years ago I had zero.
None have the internal lock, because I'm not a fan.
The model 18-4 by far, has got the most range time with me.
Considering trading in the model 40 on a 329-PD 44Mag. with lock.
Wish I had photos of them all - I'll be back!

#18-4 blue, 4 inch, flawless, my favorite, 22LR
#337-PD Scandium-Titanium J-frame 38+P
#40 blue, "lemon squeezer" new production 38+P
#442 new production 38+P everyday carry
#617 two inch Airlite 22LR
#63 four inch 22LR
#66-1 2.5 inch .357mag
#15-22 AR style 22LR rifle

I only have 30 S&W's, ranging in dates from 1867 to 1991. Only one is a semi-auto. I own no
S&W with a IL.

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H Richard
SWCA1967 SWHF244

629-4 6.5"
29-2 4"
19-6 2.5"rb
686-4 2.5"
686-1 4"
M&P40c
I'm still breathin so I Guess I ain't done yet.

Oh yeah I don't know how I forgot.657 no dash 3"Lew Horton

If your comments are serious you are either taking life way too seriously or really do need psychiatric assistance. ;^