Did I get An OK Deal ?

[H Richard]

You got that for about half price in today's market.

 

[Speedo2]

"Did I get an ok deal?"

We've been set up…
The OP knows darned well that he got that revolver at a very good price , just wants to hear it said.

At first, I thought that you were being a bit harsh. But seeing as how the OP has been around since 2005, I've come around to the conclusion that you may be correct.

I have a phycologist friend that may identify such a person as having a "narcissistic personality disorder". I looked that up. It's today's modern, politically correct way of calling someone an ***hole. I think that I prefer the old way.

In any event, even a cheap person like me would have bought it at that price. -S2

 

[Nick B]

"Did I get an ok deal?"

We've been set up…
The OP knows darned well that he got that revolver at a very good price , just wants to hear it said.

LOL . No really I wasn't sure . Before this the oldest Smith I've ever owned is a model 14 built in the early 70's . I hang out in the 1980+ forum .

 

[max503]

Makes me think the owner of that shop is computer illiterate or he/she would have easily looked up the value.

 

[gkitch]

Makes me think the owner of that shop is computer illiterate or he/she would have easily looked up the value.

He had less in it and wanted to move it quickly. Good for everybody.

I had one in my hand this weekend in nowhere NEAR that condition and the guy wanted $300 for it. Since the timing was a little off for all six cylinders I let it pass but the price seemed about right for a M&P with a well used patina.

 

[majick47]

OPs description of shops inventory is what I'v observed in a number of small shops, few if any "vintage" revolvers almost all new plastic pistols. OP hit it out of park on price. If original to revolver hold on to that grip adapter

 

[Mbrgr1]

LOL . No really I wasn't sure . Before this the oldest Smith I've ever owned is a model 14 built in the early 70's . I hang out in the 1980+ forum .

Welcome to the Dark Side!


You can check out, but you can never leave!

 

[Ruger 13]

Not bad I guess.

 

[SammyJoe]

I just bought this an hour ago at a small gun shop and I'm not real knowledgeable of Smiths of this era. I take it that it's a pre model 10 ?
It's .38 Special and the bore and chambers are shiny and rust free.
Timing is spot on with no push off and the end play is .001.
The frame and cylinder serial numbers match . C 238740 so if I'm reading the book right that's 1953 . No numbers on the grips and no rust anywhere.
The bluing is dang near perfect for an old timer like this so probably not a former LE gun .
I paid $290.00 for it . Good deal or OK deal ?
Thanks in advance.
Also that grip adapter was on it when I bought it .

Great Deal!
The grips could be worth half of the price!
-Sam

 

[bill-in-texas]

Nick B,
It's been said, "There's a sucker born every minute." This just proves it.
There's one here somewhere, but it ain't you, sir!
(I suspect it's the poor chap that sold that beauty to the gun store.)

Great score!

-Bill

 

[mattallamerican]

great buy junk guns go for more than that around north east ohio

 

[Jack Flash]

LOL . No really I wasn't sure . Before this the oldest Smith I've ever owned is a model 14 built in the early 70's . I hang out in the 1980+ forum .

At least it gave a couple of folks a chance to engage in long-distance psychoanalysis.

 

[gwpercle]

All things considered ... That's A Most Excellant Deal !

That is also one good looking revolver ... Class w/ a capital "C" .
Get a classic leather holster to go with it , No Kydex !
Hang onto the original grips and the old grip adapter ...both are getting hard to find .
I have Ahrend's Retro Combats on my model 58 - avatar but the factory grips and adapter that came on it are safely put away . It was carried by a motorcycle cop during his LEO career .
Gary

 

[max503]

He had less in it and wanted to move it quickly. Good for everybody.

I had one in my hand this weekend in nowhere NEAR that condition and the guy wanted $300 for it. Since the timing was a little off for all six cylinders I let it pass but the price seemed about right for a M&P with a well used patina.

If the timing was off on all six cylinders, that means the part that engages the notches in the cylinder is worn. (The name of that part escapes me at the moment.) I believe that part can be easily replaced, or it can be removed from the gun and peened to make it longer. I have a book by Major George C. Nonte where he describes that operation and it doesn't look too difficult.

Is the gun still available? Maybe you could talk the guy down and get a deal.

 

[Johnnu2]

When I was out and about 'buying', I would almost always go to the 'tacticool' and cop shops to look for great revolvers at more than reasonable prices. It worked really well for me....
They don't 'know' and they don't care....

J.

 

[TXBryan]

For that price this "almost" qualifies as a stolen firearm. Nice score! If I needed one like it to fill a hole in the collection I'd have considered $500 a pretty good deal so long as everything works as intended. Good looker.

 

[Muley Gil]

If the timing was off on all six cylinders, that means the part that engages the notches in the cylinder is worn. (The name of that part escapes me at the moment.) I believe that part can be easily replaced, or it can be removed from the gun and peened to make it longer. I have a book by Major George C. Nonte where he describes that operation and it doesn't look too difficult.

Is the gun still available? Maybe you could talk the guy down and get a deal.

You are thinking about the hand and it needs to be wider, not longer.

 

[cndrdk]

You did well, Grasshoppa. You have gained much knowledge during your time here.

 

[max503]

You are thinking about the hand and it needs to be wider, not longer.

But do you think a gun in that condition is reasonably fixable? Would you have bought it? (Just curious.)

 

[Mike SC Hunter]

You thought it was a good deal. So we are irrelevant.