10-5 box value

[hittman77]

If a fella found a correct excellent condition box for a 3 inch blue 10-5, what would be a fair price to pay?
Or am I thinking of a needle in a haystack and wasting my time?

 

[gmborkovic]

Try e-bay. Mod -10-5 was a very popular gun and a lot of boxes were made. The only problem is that the boxes were thrown away.

 

[Dino44]

Beautiful gun, Sir. If I were looking for a box, I wouldn't want to pay more than 50 bucks, because while it would be cool to have a model and period correct one, it's still not the real McCoy. I have seen people asking for much higher prices though. If by some miracle your exact box and contents showed up on-line, what would it be worth to you?

 

[CH4]

Now that's a M10 I'd like to own.
Very nice!

 

[Retired W4]

Back in 1978 I bought a new 2 1/2" 66-1. I immediately tossed the box in the trash. Earlier this year I ran into the correct box from about a year later and I was able to get it, with all the paper, for $50. Like Dino44 said, finding THE box is a one in a million shot. I still have the 66-1 after all these years.

 

[hittman77]

I’m not familiar enough with S&W to know which of the many boxes would be correct for this vintage. First knee jerk reaction was “can I get a box for $30 to $50?” So, didn’t want to post a WTB ad if they bring $200.

 

[Retired W4]

The 3" 10-5's were special order guns as I recall and don't show up for sale very often. I would get a letter for it, then worry about a "correct" box for it.

 

[SavannahSteve]

A really good looking revolver. My Model 10-5 is a 4-in, but my favorite barrel length for any medium frame revolver is 3-in.

 

[swagmeister]

I threw away many, if not most or all, of the boxes of new guns over the past 50 years of collecting (don't have a single one now). Most of my shooting buddies did too. Kind of like the factory stocks that a lot of times were immediately replaced with Pachmayr grips for better shooting control. Like many other things then, I never thought of the collectible values today. Now some people are asking stupidly high prices for both. Good luck with your search. Very nice gun BTW!