357 CTG. Highway Patrolman
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marmax
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I just found a good deal on a 586 which has been a pleasure to shoot. The model 28 is next on my list. I always enjoyed shooting it as a kid. My dad had pleany of model 28's and Pythons. If I had both I would probably sell the Python and buy 2 or 3 Smiths. It's unbelieveable what those are selling for around this neck of the woods.
Black Knight
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Ever hear the saying,"Everything old is new again"? In the early 1980s I carried a 4" HP on duty as a security patrol officer. I retired it and got a 4" 686. Now I find myself carrying the HP concealed more often when off duty. For some reason it just feels right.
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used hwy patrolman
We have inherited a used S&W .357 Hwy Patrolman, 6" barrel with a Bushnell Phantom II 13X scope, s/n S224169 that is in very good to excellent condition.
Can anyone tell me the year of manufacture and approximate value Please.
We have inherited a used S&W .357 Hwy Patrolman, 6" barrel with a Bushnell Phantom II 13X scope, s/n S224169 that is in very good to excellent condition.
Can anyone tell me the year of manufacture and approximate value Please.
what is it marked inside the cylinder ?
mod 28 mod 28-1 or mod 28-2 ? also does it have a screw in the front area of the trigger guard ?
cross your fingers and hope it is 28-1
Pisgah
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CTG = Cartridge, by the way.
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Highway Patrolman threads seem to be in great demand these days.
Welcome to the Forum, dad! You might do well to start a thread on this, as many folks will take a look at a 2 year old thread and not bother to read it entirely. Pictures are necessary in order to get a better understanding of condition, and with few exceptions condition is everything when trying to put a value to a gun. As Weatherby points out, the model and dash number are important too. The dash number indicates factory production changes by the way. And model numbers were not assigned until 1957, so that helps date the gun as well.
Enjoy your new S&W!
Enjoy your new S&W!
Kernel Crittenden
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One thing you learn from these threads from a few years ago is how prices have gone up. $500 for a M28 in very good to excellent condition. I wish. Your not going to see that from an educated seller today.
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model 28-2
Can anyone tell me what year serial # N85744 was made?
Can anyone tell me what year serial # N85744 was made?
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THANKS BUFF
Tom_R
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Did some shooting yesterday with my brother, and his wife.
Loaded up some .38spcl in the old Highway Patrolman and let them both shoot it. They loved it, and my Sister in Law shot better than everyone else. She is a natural.
This one is so much fun too shoot:
Loaded up some .38spcl in the old Highway Patrolman and let them both shoot it. They loved it, and my Sister in Law shot better than everyone else. She is a natural.
This one is so much fun too shoot:
BigBill
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A colt python 357mag / 6" barrel is the most accurate 357mag I ever shot. The action was so smooth too.
BigBill
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The average prices I'm seeing on a m28 / 6" HP is $695. The M28 / 4" is a tad higher maybe $700.
teesur
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Hello gunhappydad,
Model 28-2, S224161, shipped from the factory in April, 1962.
I bought it new in May 1962 for the $85.00 price shown in another post, (plus 3% sales tax). Still have the gun after 53 years.
Hope this helps.
teesur.
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ohioseabee
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I own a Smith & Wesson 28-0 .357 Magnum Double Action Revolver 6.00" s/n S203601. I figure it for the early 70's.
Dennis The B
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A Model 28 with a serial number in that range would have been shipped ca. 1959-1960. The 28-0 is the initial model number for the Highway Patrolman after S&W started assigning model numbers in ca. 1957.
An early 1970's serial number would begin with "N", since the "S" prefix was discontinued as a result of the 1968 Gun Control Act.
I had a mod 28 back in 1985 -1986, best revolver I ever had. Who know's where I traded it. I have recently started looking again. I just wanted the 28 6". Well now I have 2- 1954's serial's "S118 & S120", and a 1959 ser # 202 & like the rest of you definately looking for a 28-1 now. Someone up the thread said only 4" & 6", all I knew about also but there was supposed to have been Fewer than 100 8 3/4" made, year unknown. & Florida Highway Patrol had 25- 5" nickle plated #32 thru #56 shipped in 1959.
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