.32-20 HE

[rchall]

Looking for a mfg. date for a .32-20 HE, #128159?? In good-very good overall original condition and a 5" barrel. What would be a fair offering price for this?? TY!

 

[4K2022]

A date for serial number 128xxx would be?
Middle of the 20s ,, is my Guess. 1925-26? (more) help will arrive to your thread, We love the Winchesters. Personally I struggle with an O-sea-D disorder BECAUSE of them.
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VALUE
Serial Number and Caliber make your pistol desirable to Many but you've provided no photos.
The difference between Good & Very Good is where the spread of my price range originates.
My opinion of a Very Good Winchester Model would be 7-$850 the same pistol in Good 5-$600.

IF by chance,, your Winchester is equipped with Target Sights. $3000 probably wouldn't be out of the realm of reality.

 

[cmansguns]

Here is mine, shipped October 1921 per S&W Historian. Condition is everything, especially with these real oldies. The ammo is extremely hard to find and quite expensive when you do. I don't reload, but I sure save the Starline brass that my HSM factory ammo is made with.

For value we definitely need some pictures. Mine was $400 at the time a few years ago if I remember correctly.

 

[Hawg Rider]

In the early 1920s, S&W changed the right side barrel caliber stamping from ".32 WCF" to ".32-20 CTG". My 6" .32-20 HE, aka Model 1905 4th Change, is ca. 1924 (s/n 118705). 1905 4th Change revolvers were manufactured from 1915-1940 with 4", 5", or 6" bbls. I'm thinking that yours was manufactured sometime in the early to mid-1930s, and its value would depend upon condition and features. Pictures would certainly help to better ID your revolver. Enjoy!

 

[wheelgun610]

There's a .32-20 currently listed in the 'Guns for Sale' section of this forum. You could compare it to the one you're looking at for an idea on pricing.

 

[glowe]

From about 1922-23 until the end of production (1940) - 32-20 CTG. was stamped on the right side of barrel. Before that, it was 32 WCF. It is impossible to determine value without good images to study. Standard 32-20 M&Ps sell for anywhere from $300 to $600 today, while target guns sell from $600 to $1500 typically. I have one in 111,000 serial number range that shipped in August 1924 with a 32 WCF stamping. I would estimate this one is in the $1500 range.

 

[JP@AK]

.32-20 number 127612 shipped in May 1927.
128840 shipped on June 27, 1925, BUT that one is a target model chambered for the .32 Long cartridge (yes, it sometimes happened).
.32-20, a 6" target model, number 130146 shipped on September 22, 1926.

In any case, yours at 128159 probably left the factory in that time frame (1925-1927). They did not ship in serial order.