YouveHadYour6
Member
- Joined
- Jan 21, 2023
- Messages
- 102
- Reaction score
- 356
Hi guys,
Been a while but finally had a chance to get back to the hobby recently - came across a pre-20 Transitional Heavy Duty today in about 75-80% condition. The wear is purely cosmetic but it generally uneven, which is why I rate it somewhat middling at 75-80%. What remains is original however, with some plum coming in on the backstrap. No pics allowed at this local show's tables, so forgive the lack of photos.
The configuration is the somewhat standard-ish 4" barrel, grips appear to be correct and original, and the action is solid. I've long hoped for a 'shooter' quality HD or Outdoorsman I'd not feel guilty about using as intended now and again when hiking/camping, and as an occasional range gun.
That said - what is a fair price for an original but far-from-pristine example these days? The seller has $925 on it but mentioned they're flexible, which having bartered with them before I suspect means it can be had around $800-850. This seems mostly in line with Supica's estimates for a 'good' example, which is what I'd call this, good, not great nor bad. However in the few recent sales I can find fairly clean examples seem to be moving around $900 total, with minty examples lingering with 4-figure asks.
So - N-frame experts and .38 lovers, fill me in - what might actually be fair here? It's not a must-have right now, so while I can theoretically afford it and do want a shooter, I'd prefer not to overspend on such an example.
Not the example in question, but the closest example of any HD (a slightly later pre-20) I could find with approx. same degree of bluing wear:
Thanks for any thoughts all!
Been a while but finally had a chance to get back to the hobby recently - came across a pre-20 Transitional Heavy Duty today in about 75-80% condition. The wear is purely cosmetic but it generally uneven, which is why I rate it somewhat middling at 75-80%. What remains is original however, with some plum coming in on the backstrap. No pics allowed at this local show's tables, so forgive the lack of photos.
The configuration is the somewhat standard-ish 4" barrel, grips appear to be correct and original, and the action is solid. I've long hoped for a 'shooter' quality HD or Outdoorsman I'd not feel guilty about using as intended now and again when hiking/camping, and as an occasional range gun.
That said - what is a fair price for an original but far-from-pristine example these days? The seller has $925 on it but mentioned they're flexible, which having bartered with them before I suspect means it can be had around $800-850. This seems mostly in line with Supica's estimates for a 'good' example, which is what I'd call this, good, not great nor bad. However in the few recent sales I can find fairly clean examples seem to be moving around $900 total, with minty examples lingering with 4-figure asks.
So - N-frame experts and .38 lovers, fill me in - what might actually be fair here? It's not a must-have right now, so while I can theoretically afford it and do want a shooter, I'd prefer not to overspend on such an example.
Not the example in question, but the closest example of any HD (a slightly later pre-20) I could find with approx. same degree of bluing wear:
Thanks for any thoughts all!
, although I will say the 4" is not as commonly seen.
