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Model 39-2
Tell me if I did too badly. Have wanted a 39-2 for a long time, but have waited for just the right one. I just found it. NIB, it looks like, with all the paper work, extra S&W mag., and extra Pac grips, original box. Fired, but very well kept. Gave $595.00. Well?
Also, Serial is A203644, how about a mfg. date?
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While you didn't get the deal of the century, for NIB or LNIB 39-2 with all the accessories you got a fair deal. My guess for your ship date is around 1974. Post some pictures when you get a chance and show us you got.
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What with all the goodies you got with your 39-2, I think you did pretty well! Dale
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Thanks, guys. I thought with the box and extras I was somewhere in the ballpark. For sure, with the prices escalating like they are, I figure the slack will be taken out in a couple of years, anyway. Sorry, but know know how to post photos, or I would.
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Thanks, guys. I thought with the box and extras I was somewhere in the ballpark. For sure, with the prices escalating like they are, I figure the slack will be taken out in a couple of years, anyway. Sorry, but know know how to post photos, or I would.
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Clean 39-2's in the original box are getting harder to find.
A clean used one with NO box would be about $400 in these parts
The last show I went to I saw just 1 where the dealer was asking $550 and thats the first one I have seen in the box in a LONG time!
I have seen alot of abused ones that people were happy to spend $300 to $350 plus shipping.
A quick check on GB shows 3 NIB model 39-2's between $707 up to $879 NIB ... thats what they are asking.
I like the expression:
"Nobody ever payed too much for a gun, They just payed it too soon".
If you are happy it was a good deal
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Clean 39-2's in the original box are getting harder to find.
A clean used one with NO box would be about $400 in these parts
I like the expression:
"Nobody ever payed too much for a gun, They just payed it too soon".
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Yep. That's about what I paid for one at a local dealer. No box, and no extra's. You can probably figure the extra magazine would have been $40.00 or so, those rascals are pricey, and the grips about the same.
I'd say you did OK. We need pictures. Everybody's seen mine already.
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One last follow up from Armyphotog: My 39-2 arrived yesterday. I still can't believe it. It is better than the photos. I can't believe a gun can be that old and look that new. Other than trace light rail marks, it is mint. Everything is there except for the bore brush. Even the box is virtually unmarked. Really remarkable.
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Glad to hear it was even nicer than you expected. I think the 39-2 was about the best looking semi, S&W ever made.
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Not that I was even looking for a 39-2 but... Yesterday I one found me at the local shop. It is nickel. The metal is in very good shape. The grips need refininshing but are not worn. It has the silver box, papers and cleaning kit. It doesn't have the extra magazine. I can get it OTD for $403.00. Should I go for it?
My first semi-auto was a nickel 39-2. I still can't figure out why I sold it. I carried it for at least three years (30-something years ago) and shot the heck out it.
If I do get it, where can you get magazines at a reasonable price today?
Thanks!
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Yesterday I one found me at the local shop. It is nickel... can get it OTD for $403.00. Should I go for it?
..where can you get magazines at a reasonable price today?
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That's a fair price.
If the recent auctions are any indication, the box seems to add fairly little to the value. But, if one likes boxes, and has a place to store them, then it may add significant value to a particular buyer.
Nickel finish seems to make S&W guns less popular. I blame the Hollywood movies for that. Nickel is a very good protective finish.
If you have the cash, and you've been missing your previous gun, this is your opportunity.
Magazines are a sore spot. Currently very difficult to get correct, authentic M39 S&W mags. They must have made millions of M39 mags, but they are all stashed somewhere. Wait for Century to import a con-ex box full of them. Othewise, expect to pay $30 - $50 for the real deal.
S&W is still selling new, stainless steel mags that will fit the M39 (and several newer models). The new S&W mag sticks out of the bottom of the gun. Pro-Mag makes a blued mag that fits flush, but has a big "fang" floorplate. The fang won't inhibit function, and appears that it can be trimmed back if you want to clean up the lines. The S&W mags and the Pro-Mags will run you just short of $30 apiece.
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The "new" S&W mag sticks out of the bottom of the grip about 1/8 of an inch or so. I've found that it gives me a better grip than the stock magazine. It also has the advantage of being a 9 round vs an 8 round magazine.
They were closer to $40.00 at my LGS. I couldn't find them for much less on the net though.
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Sharpshooter: Sounds like a really good price. I ran across a nickel 39-2 at a gun show for $500 after I had ordered my blue one. The nickel looked really good, but all of the blue pieces were really rough with at least half the blue missing on each part, so I past on it.
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I "pulled the trigger" on it. I'll post a photo when I have time.
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That nickel Mod 39-2 sure is pretty. Thanks for sharing your latest find.
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Excellent!
The contrasting hardware really makes it look sharp.
Now you need a proper carry-holster and a range report.
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Excellent!
The contrasting hardware really makes it look sharp.
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Thanks,
My old 1977-78 vintage 39-2 was a tack driver. Of course, it was new back then.
I don't have it's serial number so maybe I can fantasize that it is just returning home.
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here is a near mint 39-2 i paid $400.00 with 3 mags
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Those are beautys..... Makes me wanna break out one of mine to carry today.. I have one with the Packmyers and one with the original grips. The Pacs are pretty nice in the hand..
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I've said it before, I'll say it again. The 39 series is one of the best looking handguns ever made. The ones I've had have been good shooters too.
Man those nickel ones are NICE.
Here's the one I bought a few weeks ago.
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I've said it before, I'll say it again. The 39 series is one of the best looking handguns ever made. The ones I've had have been good shooters too.
Man those nickel ones are NICE.
Here's the one I bought a few weeks ago.
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That's a nice one too. I think they really miss out by neglecting the steel and wood guys.
I remember when I started as a LEO, the M-39 and the new M-59 were about the only serious choices as 9mm semi-auto duty pistols. As a matter of fact, I recall only those two plus the Browning BDA 45 being the only ones they'd approve. M-39s were commonly seen in the PD as were M-59s that had been purchased for the royal sum of $89.00 each. The early M-59s had magazine failures that were corrected but not before they gained a bad reputation. Unfortunately for me, I wasn't allowed to carry either as our PD was trying to revert back to a "standard issue-only" policy and that was the M-10. I remember that I was cool to semi-autos back then anyway as I had been brought up on wheelies. My first being a M-29. I did carry a M-39 some off-duty but I was really a wheel-gun man.
I digress, but suffice it to say, the M-39 was the State of the Art in double-action pistols back then. It was light and reliable. The only gripe I remember anyone having was with the ammunition. The Remington 115 grain JHP was just about the only choice and it was merely a FMJ with a small hole in the nose. It didn't perform very well on the street.
I know I'm getting long-winded here but, I wanted to relate a conversation I've had several times with "old heads" like me. When the subject comes up about polymer pistols, I always say, "Are you planning on passing down a piece of plastic to your heirs?" I can see it now, fifty years from now my descendant holding up a plastic pistol and saying, " This was dad's and now I'm passing it on to you." Plastic just doesn't have the same appeal to me as blue, nickel or stainless steel and wood.
I'm getting off now. I'm getting too philosophical, too early in the day.
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Back in 1981 I had a brand new 39-2; I can't remember when I traded/sold it away; but last year I made a trade with a member here for a very nice 39-2, magazines, and holster. Last weekend I got a nice 469, and Monday I placed on layaway a pretty nickle plated Model 59 ($420 plus tax) that included either 4 or 5 magazines....
One day perhaps I'll find the X9 series cousin, a Model 52. I like how the curved backstrap of these guns fit my hands; and they are all great shooting guns. When I get the nickle 59 I'll take a family portrait and post them.
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personally i think 595 is high for a mdl 39 but what matters most is that you found the gun that you wanted and had the money to buy it
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A little gun porn...
Sorry for the ****** pics I needed a new camera but bought another 39-2 and a 439 instead.
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A little gun porn...
Sorry for the ****** pics I needed a new camera but bought another 39-2 and a 439 instead.
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Nice 39s and 59s there. Where's the 439?
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Well , I feel in good company on this thread. Just recently bought a used 39-2 , came with one extra mag. Not much wear for a pistol that is probably 35 years old , although there are some small rust freckles on the magazines , near the floorplate.
Haven't been to the range yet , looking forward to shooting it some.
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Here's one more. I love the way this gun feels - and shoots.
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as promised - the auto family
Model 39-2, 469, and 59....
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OOOps...its a 539 not a 439.
Sorry but I warned you my camera is not good...
Incidentally dont meen to hijack but saw 2 very cosmeticaly challenged 39's at a gunshow this weekend.
First was a blue dash 2 with MAJOR refinish needed for $340, Second was a bit of a dilemma,
5 digit SN# aluminum frame nickel 39 no dash with fat extractor and 2 mags dating to early to mid 1960's
Unfortunately needing a total refinish which ruined it as a collector and fact that it was an early extractor ruined it as a shooter as well with an ask of $395.
Also saw an A# mid 70's like NIB Nickel 59 and 39-2 for $695 and $795
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Well, I have to report that I finally got out to the range between snow storms to fire my 39-2. What everyone says is true! That is one sweet shooting pistol! Not the most accurate I've seen, but who cares, it's great fun to shoot.
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OK I'll play
I ran across this little 39-2 about two weeks ago at a lgs for $315 OTD. I finally made it to the range Friday and ran 100 rounds through it with out any problems. I am a very happy camper.
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Kingwc - Good snag! $315.00 OTD is an excellent price. I have a 39-2 I bought in 1985 and it is a sweet shooting 9mm. S&W really got it right with this pistol.
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Kingwc - Good snag! $315.00 OTD is an excellent price. I have a 39-2 I bought in 1985 and it is a sweet shooting 9mm. S&W really got it right with this pistol.
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Thanks, Fletchman, the 39-2 is the my favorite of my 6, 9mm (4 S&W) pistols.
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Where can I find extra Mags for the 39-2.
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If you want original factory mags that are correct for the gun, you can expect to pay through the nose for them.
Otherwise, the current-production single-stack mags made by Smith and Wesson to fit a variety of the S&W single-stack guns work fine, but do stick out of the bottom a bit.
The Pro-Mag product also works fine, but has a floorplate that sticks out a bit.
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Its a toss-up for me; favorite 9mm. I guess its a tie:
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The one that started it all
I collect Model 39's. They are my favorite S&W auto.
Here is my NIB Pre-Model 39 from 1956. This was one of the first production DA 9MM's made in the USA, which got things started.
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here's one from 1981
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I picked this one up this past December. Though it has no box or manual it did come with 2 extra mags (Pro-Mag). Until I bought it, it had never been fired. It is one sweet pistol. This is the third I've had since 1974. I don't intend to sell this one. The one I bought new in '74 was the first semi-auto I ever bought. This one is as good as I remember them to be and is now my primary carry gun.
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I should add that the sn is A520407, which I believe makes it one of the last produced, (correct me if you know I'm wrong). I picked it up for $450.
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I picked up an unfired 39-2 last fall with a high A694xxx serial, so well after yours.
I was going to ask earlier if anyone knew what the serial was of the last 39-2 made. I guess we can chime in here with our candidate "highest serial #" .
So, can anyone top A6948xx ?
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I picked up an unfired 39-2 last fall with a high A694xxx serial, so well after yours.
I was going to ask earlier if anyone knew what the serial was of the last 39-2 made. I guess we can chime in here with our candidate "highest serial #" .
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A303xxx
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