A guess on nickel M-39s

[gmborkovic]

It has been stated that 347,551 mod-39s were released for sale between 1954-1982. If we use the commonly stated figure that 10% were nickel plated, I come up with 34,755 nickel guns.
Any opinions?

 

[cougar015]

Mike,
Are you counting both M39 and 39-2's?

 

[gmborkovic]

I didnt count, got the number from the Guru in the cave atop of the mountain. 1954-1982 inclusive.

 

[Wyatt Burp]

This will be interesting to find out. About 12 years ago I bought a nickel 39-2 with box, papers, and a list of former owners from 1980 onward and was curious how many were made. I picked up a gun the other day at my favorite gun store and the owner had two apparently NIB nickel 39-2s priced at $1200 each. A big increase since the days I got mine. I'm assuming by the boxes which are like mine that they were -2s. I put Grashorn elk bone grips on mine.

 

[gmborkovic]

Mr. Burp, nice gun and the grips set it off. Like to see that no one
filed the front sight down.
Asking price of $1200 and realized sell price are oceans apart.

 

[mauser9]

Beautiful piece Wyatt! Never recall seeing more than a couple nickel 39s in the distant past.

 

[max]

No one knows for sure.

 

[larryofcc]

Pretty pistol. $795 a couple years ago on the Internet. Big Larry

 

[Wyatt Burp]

Mr. Burp, nice gun and the grips set it off. Like to see that no one
filed the front sight down.
Asking price of $1200 and realized sell price are oceans apart.

That is so true, but I’m in California where every classic gun costs more. I’ll watch if they sell.
I’m 99% a revolver guy but had a vision and desire for a nickel Model 39 (or -2) with gnarly sambar stags though I never seen such a combination. But then I got those elk bone grips from Patrick Grashorn and love them.

 

[cougar015]

I didnt count, got the number from the Guru in the cave atop of the mountain. 1954-1982 inclusive.

I have 350 nickel Model 39's in my database and don't have any numbers for 39-2's.This is a far cry from a possible 35,000. Here's one on the earlier ones from my collection serial number 6515.

 

[gunbarrel]

O.K., here is my Nickel 39-2, so you can start that database.

As you can see on the close-up, there is no blemish on the serial number. That first picture is just bad photography on my part :-(

 

[gmborkovic]

Mr. barrel, thanks for above Sn. Nice looking nickel -2.

 

[gmborkovic]

Mr. 015, between the two of us, we have recorded 2% of the total nickel 39s made.

 

[toddimusnimski]

I received Dad's 39-2 after he passed some years ago. I sure do miss him and appreciate his great taste in hardware. The slide and frame discoloration is just shadowing from the box I found for it (less than 500 digits off the gun's serial number, doubt I'll find one closer).
No idea how many were made but glad I have one of them. Smooth as silk and my only nickel finished gun.

Todd

 

[gunbarrel]

Mr. barrel, thanks for above Sn. Nice looking nickel -2.

Thank you, Sir. My pleasure.

 

[cougar015]

O.K., here is my Nickel 39-2, so you can start that database.

Great looking gun, I currently have four nickel 39-2's in my collection including one factory engraved and one after market engraved. I never started a database for them just because there are so many of them.