CS-1 Three inch

[fighter62]

What are the going SELLING prices on a LNIB and 99% three inch CS-1 these days?

 

[murphydog]

Call it about $800-900.

 

[Sportsterguy]

I'm upping murphydogs estimate to $900.00 - $1200.00.

Very rare and desirable revolver. IMO the finest shooting 686 ever made from shooting one a few times.

 

[fighter62]

I have one I had for long time. ( bought new) . I am looking at buying another one LNIB for 1000.00 total cost to me ( including shipping , taxes and registration ) .

 

[ssgmac]

3" cs-1

One sold last week on GB LNIB for $650!!!!

 

[WFR]

One sold last week on GB LNIB for $650!!!!

Someone got a steal if that was a 3" model!!
I would expect $900 & up easily.
As others have said, it is one of the best revolvers S&W has ever produced.
Mine is the most accurate .357 I have ever owned.
And yes, I have a backup that is 99% LNIB stashed in the dark recesses of the safe should I ever wear this one out!
They will never make one that comes close to it again and prices will only go up from here.

Never fired this one. It still had factory packing grease on it when I got it:

Have shot the living crap out of this one. It is my hunting, camping, fishing, do-everything .357:

 

[ssgmac]

My answer to the 686!!!



If you look at my thread I had the very 686 CS 1 in hand when a guy in Penn. called about it , I told the owner to tell him it was sold , he didn't after the phone call ended the owner told his employee to remove it from GB and the guy on the phone had hit BIK, the owner let the internet guy buy it!!!! I'll keep my PC revolver!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[WFR]

ssgmac, I just went back and read your post.
That Blows!
But glad you got the nice 3" K-frame.
Is that a 66 F-Comp?

 

[Nframe357]

I got super lucky, picked up a like new in the box 3" for $600 last year. Love it too!

 

[jughed440]

One sold last week on GB LNIB for $650!!!!

was that advertised as a CS-1?
both a 3" and a 4" recently sold for cheap on GB without the sellers aware of them being CS-1s

 

[SJ]

It looks like prices are coming down. Lots of guns offered at high prices but not many selling.

 

[mtime7]

the one on GB that sold for $650 was listed as a 686 , no mention of it being a CS-1 , the $650 was a buy it now, and some smart somebody noticed what it was and snapped it up about 2hrs after it was listed...

Smith and Wesson Model 686 357 inbox w/grips #8797 : Revolvers at GunBroker.com

 

[murphydog]

was that advertised as a CS-1?
both a 3" and a 4" recently sold for cheap on GB without the sellers aware of them being CS-1s

No, but in the left side photo with the cylinder out you can see the CS stamping. Aside from the different Pachmayr grip it also looks like a CS-1; apparently the buyer figured that out.

 

[jughed440]

No, but in the left side photo with the cylinder out you can see the CS stamping. Aside from the different Pachmayr grip it also looks like a CS-1; apparently the buyer figured that out.

yeah.. the pics tell all. a trained eye can easily identify it. my congrats to the alert buyer.

 

[fighter62]

Smith and Wesson is KNOWN for making all kinds of special runs, special orders etc.

This have been the case for MANY years.

Many, very many gunshop owners , FFL dealers and just gun buying public CAN NOT tell the difference.

I will never forget walking into a gunshop once , and have owner showing me a 686 revolver with three inch barrel.

He said ," I just got it in, NIB, nice 2 1/2 inch revolver, too bad it would be worth more if someone did not worked on it " The revolver had mat finish, black rear sight blade and a THREE not a 2 1/2 inch barrel.

I bought it for 625.00 total that day. Thats how I got my second CS-1.

 

[WFR]

Smith and Wesson is KNOWN for making all kinds of special runs, special orders etc.

This have been the case for MANY years.

Many, very many gunshop owners , FFL dealers and just gun buying public CAN NOT tell the difference.

I will never forget walking into a gunshop once , and have owner showing me a 686 revolver with three inch barrel.

He said ," I just got it in, NIB, nice 2 1/2 inch revolver, too bad it would be worth more if someone did not worked on it " The revolver had mat finish, black rear sight blade and a THREE not a 2 1/2 inch barrel.

I bought it for 625.00 total that day. Thats how I got my second CS-1.

And this is why it pays to stop in your local gunshop/pawnshop on a fairly regular basis!
There's not many S&W's I am in the hunt for but if another CS-1 or CS-3 were to present itself I would bring it home.

 

[SAFireman]

The CS-1's are out there....I ran into one quite by accident this morning at an otherwise pitiful gun show....there were more tables of jerky, knives, and jewelry than I like to see...I was standing at a table talking to a dealer about a side-by-side 20 gauge that he has and during a 'thoughtful pause', I looked down and noticed a 3" barrel....the price was too low, so I figured that it had a lock....I turned it over and viola, NO LOCK!....I was really shocked when I opened the crane and saw the CS 1 stamping...I did not argue the price at all just paid the man and got out.....I had not set out to find one, nor was it even on the radar, but there she was....no I have to decide to either keep it, or trade it off for another 41 mag


...every once in a while, even a blind hog finds an acorn...

 

[Roboto]

I've owned three in my lifetime and like a fool sold all three at some point in time. I made a promise to myself that if I ever get an opportunity at another one, it stays put forever!! A 686 CS-1 3" in 99% condition in my opinion will run you about $900 to $1400 depending upon the seller.

 

[$2Ray]

Or get a "plain Jane" 686 with 2 1/2" bbl. & save yourself hundreds.

 

[18DAI]

The CS1 is a far better revolver than any stock 686 made - pre or post lock.

There were demanding requirements for durability and accuracy that had to be met by S&W to satisy the customs service contract. Periodically CS1 686 revolvers were taken from production lots and tested for many thousands of rounds.

SmithNut told us of these requirements some time back in a CS1 thread. I can't find the post, and have not seen SmithNut here in some time.

IMO the only thing a CS1 and a current production 686 have in common is that they are both chambered for .357. Regards 18DAI.