Anybody else notice the Diamond N-Frame Targets...

[outta_ammo]

...that went for $616 on GB?

I suspect this will generate a bunch of belly-achin' about 'inflated prices,' but if there are people out there willing to pay that, then that's their current value. What ever time you're comparing it to, that was then...

That said, it pretty much blew me away.

S&W N Frame COKE BOTTLE Diamond Target Stocks FIT Pre 29 57 27 50s 60s ERA - Pistol Grips at GunBroker.com : 909586094

 

[444 Magnum]

Are those chipped next to where the trigger guard would be or is that how they're made?

 

[steelslaver]

Are those chipped next to where the trigger guard would be or is that how they're made?

I think you are seeing the relief for where the go against trigger guard.

 

[bubbajoe45]

Look like Rosewood to me. Did the use of Goncalo Alves post date cokes?
(I should probably know this, but its been a minute)

 

[K-22]

Chip?

I think you are seeing the relief for where the go against trigger guard.

I have enlarged the pic on a large screen, and it
looks like a chip to me.

 

[THE PILGRIM]

Nice Grips!
I'll need to increase the Value of mine on my Inventory Spreadsheet and Insurance.

 

[Tom K]

Not just diamond N frame targets, but Cokes. Cokes have been in the $500 price range for quite a few years now so if someone really needed/wanted a pair, another hundred bucks isn't out of line.

 

[Modified]

Hate to break it to you, but that's not particularly unusual. It's not even the highest price I have seen them go for in the past couple years.

 

[22hipower]

Not really out of line for auction prices these days. And Sarah15 is a knowledgeable and well known seller on GB so a buyer can depend on the description of the product. We'll see these going higher. . . . .

Jeff
SWCa #1457

 

[luvsmiths]

Not really out of line for auction prices these days. And Sarah15 is a knowledgeable and well known seller on GB so a buyer can depend on the description of the product. We'll see these going higher. . . . .

Jeff
SWCa #1457

There never IS a description on the products Sarah15 sells, other than "look at the pictures and 99.9 per cent of your questions will be answered.

Those grips look chipped, and "Sarah15s" current auctions look like some BEAT overpriced N frames to me. Very careful not to mention a THING about condition in any of those ( current) auctions.

 

[Laketime]

Chipped Cokes seem to be almost the norm

 

[Doc44]

The stocks are not chipped. That is the way they were made at the time.

Bill

 

[SS336]

That is a lot of $$$. Someone really needed them, I guess.
Aftermarket stocks, by the known makers, are going up also. Not only the old makers, but the modern ones also.
Pricing a lot of people out of the market, but there must be plenty of well healed collectors out there.
I have to say, if I had a Smith that needed those and could afford it, I would of bid. Don't tell my wife I said that out loud.
I have a question. I thought those would be numbered to a particular revolver.
At first that's why I thought they went so high

 

[jcelect]

That is a lot of $$$. Someone really needed them, I guess.
Aftermarket stocks, by the known makers, are going up also. Not only the old makers, but the modern ones also.
Pricing a lot of people out of the market, but there must be plenty of well healed collectors out there.
I have to say, if I had a Smith that needed those and could afford it, I would of bid. Don't tell my wife I said that out loud.
I have a question. I thought those would be numbered to a particular revolver.
At first that's why I thought they went so high

The targets mentioned above were "Coke Bottle Grips" which have a very different feel in the hand because of their shape(somewhat like a Coke bottle - palm swell)! None of the target grips were number to the gun because they cover the grip frame and did not need to be fitted to the frame like Magnas.
jcelect

 

[PALADIN85020]

It appears to me that the two stocks in the ad do not match as far as grain is concerned....

John

 

[22hipower]

There never IS a description on the products Sarah15 sells, other than "look at the pictures and 99.9 per cent of your questions will be answered.

Those grips look chipped, and "Sarah15s" current auctions look like some BEAT overpriced N frames to me. Very careful not to mention a THING about condition in any of those ( current) auctions.

"BEAT overpriced N frames?" Perhaps overpriced but if so by buyers, all their auctions start at $.01. Perhaps you should indeed "look at the pictures" which are many and detailed. If you have any questions e mail or call the seller, they're more than happy to answer questions. I asked a couple about another auction by e mail yesterday and had an answer in ten minutes and that was after 6:00pm. The stocks are not chipped. When buying at auction, or anywhere else for that matter, it is helpful to know what you are buying.

Jeff
SWCA #1457

 

[The Gila Bender]

Isn't this about what a good set of N cokes sells for these days? I saw two sets offered in the forum classifieds recently, one original condition set and another set restored by DWFAN offered at a significantly lower price.

 

[boykinlp]

There are some online for $850. They have been for sale for quite a while at that price. They don't have nice grain, but I would bet that someone will buy them sooner or later at his ask.
Larry

 

[Narragansett]

It appears to me that the two stocks in the ad do not match as far as grain is concerned....

John

They don't look well matches, and they look like GA not walnut. However, having said that, I do not see those in my future, any more than a new 90K Ford F150 electric.

i will stick with Diamond targets, Culinas, GA targets and Spegels( when I can find them)

 

[Mblhopo]

There are some online for $850. They have been for sale for quite a while at that price. They don't have nice grain, but I would bet that someone will buy them sooner or later at his ask.
Larry

Larry,...I saw them about a month ago and posted on here, there not to bad. I bought a perfect set of rosewood ''cokes'' from this guy about 4 or 5yrs ago they don't look like they have ever been on a gun. I know this guy very well, he is a good guy to deal with..................................M*

 

[gmborkovic]

Whats the big deal. Six bills for Cokes, that are not perfect.
I have one set left that are perfect. Absolutely not one diamond in the grip field is crushed. Just waiting for the gun.

 

[Oracle]

Are those chipped next to where the trigger guard would be or is that how they're made?

I would call that chipped. Even though that area isn't exposed when mounted most grip makers would never leave them like that.

 

[series guy]

I have found it very rare for any S&W stocks to be book matched. It happens occasionally but not often. Some were so blatantly mismatched in grain and color that you would have a hard time believing they left the factory that way. Once again they were building guns to use not collectors items.

 

[22hipower]

I would call that chipped. Even though that area isn't exposed when mounted most grip makers would never leave them like that.

Call it what you like, that's the way S&W made them during that period. Do you have a set of cokes that are not "chipped?" Would love to see them.

Jeff
SWCA #1457

 

[22hipower]

They don't look well matches, and they look like GA not walnut.

Shouldn't they be GA rather than walnut? I know S&W used whatever was available from time to time but other than a few allegedly rosewood "cokes" I think all that I've seen (granted, not all that many) were GA.

Jeff
SWCa #1457

 

[Pizza Bob]

There are some online for $850. They have been for sale for quite a while at that price.

That's not the first set he has had at that price - so he has sold at least one set at $850.

Adios,

Pizza Bob

 

[rbmac52]

You'll get no complaint from me about today's stratospheric prices for vintage Smith & Wesson revolvers and factory stocks. Its all about what the market will bear.

What I do have a problem with is people who complain about or, worse yet, belittle a seller for prices that are higher than we have ever seen. Today, you have to be very well off to be able to lay the kind of money down it takes to buy these kinds of things.

Ten years ago, I could afford a lot of this stuff. Today, very little of what I like remains in my price range. Thankfully, I already have quite a few vintage collectible revolvers and a nice stash of beautifully matched factory target and combat stocks. Good thing, as it doesn't look like I'll ever be able to afford any more.

 

[Doc44]

The stocks are made of Goncalo alves, not walnut. It is very rare to see a matched pair of checkered stocks. When the 44 Magnum was introduced, its stocks were described as..."Special oversize stocks made of Goncalo alves". Special referring the larger area of checkering than was on diamond target stocks of the period. I have never seen a pair of coke bottle stocks made of rosewood. Some look like rosewood, but are not. If someone has a pair, I would love to see a photo.

Bill

 

[THE PILGRIM]

I have learned a lot about Smith & Wesson's on this Forum.
But what wood was used to make the Grips continues to confound and confuse me.
For example, here are some of mine.
What Wood?

 

[VM]

I have learned a lot about Smith & Wesson's on this Forum.
But what wood was used to make the Grips continues to confound and confuse me.
For example, here are some of mine.
What Wood?

IMO, first two are Goncalo Alves. Third and fourth are Walnut.
Nice Group!