Model 41-1 bargin of the century?

[Aussie Collector]

$1600 for a Model 41-1 with the .22 short 5 1/2" heavy barrel.
I cannot believe that such a rare gun (barrel length) sold so cheap, well I think its dirt cheep. Anyone else think so?

A really big congratulations to the new owner. If you are here please show it off.

[824tsv]

Could you please post a link to the completed auction?

[smithfan4152]

Sure he did get an excellent deal, even if the pistol did not letter as a 41-1 the conversion kit alone for the 5 1/2 is still worth more than he paid for the compete pistol.

[Aussie Collector]

Link, not a problem.
https://www.gunrunnerauctions.com/li...num=1126738722

I believe the gun will letter as a 41-1 and think the barrel alone is worth what was paid.

[Jaymo]

I want a 41, but that is twice what I paid for my unfired 52-1 last year.

[gmborkovic]

YEA!, you are in 52-2 money. Neat little gun, but that is heavy money.

[Barrie]

I think that was a steal for that gun with that barrel length. Its one of the rarest combinations for them there is anywhere in a 41-1. I also would love to see pics of that one myself.

[TOM BECKWITH]

"Includes four 10-rd. S&W marked magazines" ????????????????????

[Aussie Collector]

If you have a look at the picture with one mag you can see its a .22 short 5 shot mag.

The dealer did not know what they had or it would have been promoted as a rare 5 1/2 heavy barrel.

I have a couple of Model 41-1 registered as 10 shots. The confusion probably stemmed from some of the model 41-1 mags having the 5 and 10 stamped on the side. This one clearly is one of those.

[smithfan4152]

That pistol serial # A135328 Mine is A135330, Mine would not letter Say's Roy. But I say S&W kept poor records at this time. I wish I had seen this.
4 mags. Early model 41s, LNIB selling around $1800-$2000.00 up, this was a steal.

[Aussie Collector]

I know of a few in this serial area.
A letter is a bad indicator for this type, what I call the 6th type of 41-1. S&W did not make many of this type and indications I have it was possibly a few dozen. Only 3 I know of were 5 1/2HB.

I watched the auction for a week with the intention to bid and get back here. 3 days out at $700 I thought it should go for 5 times plus export & shipping and changed my mind. Bad mistake, maybe, maybe not, how high would the winning bidder have gone.

[Aussie Collector]

Apologies for those looking through the pictures for the mag stamped with a 10. The picture is not on this website it was shown on another site. lucky I save pictures as i cannot find the site.

[Barrie]

It seems the more we learn about this one the more rare it becomes with the options that came with it. Yes somebody did get a good buy for sure.