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I am new to the forum and recently started getting interested in guns again. I have purchased 3 semi-automatics in the last 3 months and got my carry permit.

I have a friend who wants to by a S&W 38 special from me. It was given to me by my dad. It is nickel plated and I am assuming it is a 1956 model with the research I have done.

It is a 4 screw. When you open the cylinder it has a 29092 where the model number usually is. The serial number is B128XX ( I believe the first one is a B, a little hard to tell).

The gun fires very good. I took it to the range and it was very accurate. The nickel is rubbed out about the size of a nickel behind the trigger on the right side plate and there are marks on the gun elsewhere. I would call it fair shape as far as looks go.

What I am trying to find out is to confirm roughly when it was made and what would be a fair price to price it to my friend. Any information you can provide me is greatly appreciated.
 
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Welcome to the Forum.

Personally, unless you have a bunch of guns that were given to you or were once owned by your dad, I would hang on to it.

A 1954 to 1956 pre Model 10 would be in the C277555-C402923 range.

The only "B" prefix S&Ws were the Model 61s, a pocket .22LR semiauto.

Please post pictures, especially of the butt serial number. This will help with the ID.
 
Thank you for the reply. I will bring my camera home from work and do that. Dad gave me several guns. I have a beautiful S&W 41 magnum I would never part with, a Spanish 32/20 and a S&W .455 made in the early 1900's with the original grips and some bigger grips. I just bought some 455 shells and can't wait to take it to the range. The 41 magnum is one of the nicest revolvers I have ever fired.

BTW, the B could be another 8 or a 6. It is tough to make out.
 
I would strongly reconsider selling your fathers gun. It may not hold much sentimental value now but that could change as you get older. Once it is gone, it is gone forever. I own all of my fathers and grandfathers guns and would never part with any of them. Both men are gone and it is a sort of link to their past. JMHO

Best regards,
 
Fathers gun

Reconsider the sale
I had this on one day at the range back in 1975 and some guy offered to buy it. And to name my price. I was an E4 in the Navy at the time and could probably have used the money. Told him that it had more sentimental value than he could afford. It had been my fathers, he made the holster, I inherited it 7 days before my 13th birthday. That was 1966. Still have it in the safe. It is not the best looking 1917 but it shoots just fine.
I remember that when we were out in the woods he had this on his side.

Tom
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my dad has a large collection of browning A5 shotgun's, god for bid anything happens to my dad anytime soon, i will have all his gun's. now i'm a smith guy and have know need for much else at this point but i would never sell my dads gun's. once there gone there gone...
 
Oaklands, please do not pass a heirloom to a buddy just to bring in some cash that will be gone a week from now. Get him to join our forum, there are a lot of good deals here and you both will learn a lot from us here. I got a safe full of rifles and revolvers, the most important one is the FIRST one. I got that for my 16th Birthday, a marlin 60 .22 caliber rifle. It holds the most value especially because that was the first gun my dad ever bought and gave it to me for Christmas.
Now where are the pictures???
 
tommezgun -good story. i hope one day my kids will feel the same way about my guns as i do about my dads & grandads guns
 
As to family guns, I'm (still) of the view that if you want to sell the
gun, sell the gun. Its yours, after all. What you make of your
collection is up to you, not others. In the long run, all the guns get
sold, anyway. Maybe your kids, or grandkids, would not want the gun,
and their first stop would be a gun shop or an auction company.
You should collect, and own, what you want.

Remember one thing: we come into this world with nothing,and we
leave with nothing. Make the most of your limited time here.

I can't tell what the frame size is, from the description you offer.
There are no K-frames with a B-prefix on the serial number. If the
serial number is only 6 digits, with no letter prefix, and its a K-frame,
then its pre-WW2 .

Is the caliber .38 Special, or .38 S&W ? How many rounds does the
cylinder hold - 5, or 6 ? Are the 4 screws on the side-plate, or is it
a 3-screw sideplate with the 4th screw in the front of the trigger
guard ? Is there a serial number on the rear face of the cylinder, or
on the flat under the barrel ? Is there a housing for the extractor
rod, or does it just anchor to the lug under the barrel ?

Later, Mike Priwer
 
Guns in my family are thought of as tools. No sentimentality attached to them at all. It is my opinion you should do what you want with them.

Clearly, not all here feel that way.
 
Thanks for all the feedback. I have been out of town a bit and we had some storm damage at work. I still plan on putting some pictures online for everyone to see. I will try to do this tomorrow evening.

You guys are great!!
 
38 special hand ejector M&P

Pre WW2 mfg. 1915-1942-- Probably about 1939 or 1940
Hope this helps

___________
Terry
 
Thank you for the information. It is a little older than I thought it was.

Keith
 
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