Estimated value?

[GSP Fan]

My Grandfathers 1905 M&P target led me here. It was in the safe for years without being used. One day I decided to for some odd reason to shoot it. Needless to say it was a blast. This led me to reacquire some of the revolvers I sold in my misspent youth mostly 22's. Now I have several K22's (one nice Outdoorsman), M18's and Kit Guns.
I never met my Grandfather as he died in the year I was born but were both gun guys and every time I shoot his revolver or process a deer with his Marbles knife or light a cigar with his Zippo lighter there's a connection.
IMHO down the road you will regret selling this piece of family history. There are no gun people in my family and everything I've accumulated over the years will be disposed off in the quest for the almighty dollar BUT I will have enjoyed them and at the end of the day that's all I can ask for. Try it you'll like it and if not you can always sell it to someone who will appreciate it.

 

[Jasper850]

Rest of the story goes something like this... We discussed me purchasing it and passing it down later (no harm no foul). I agreed with him that it was probably better suited with someone who will love it. Where i appreciate the learned history and the importance of the 38/44 it was that or another 1911 that I had been eyeballing. Being as that is what I tend to lean towards, I purchased the 1911 and the 38/44 is headed to a member from this forum. The time may come where I look back and wonder/regret it but for me this was the right decision at the time. Hopefully it never comes back to bite me in the #%$. I very much appreciate all the knowledge and assistance everyone has provided! You guys seem to have a very good group of individuals

 

[StrawHat]

… remember the guns always go up in value like the ones sitting in my safe, not like stock market investments which are always a risk…

Pop used to tell me that during the depression folks were trying to sell firearms for give away prices. Colt SAAs for $1! No takers! Why? No body had the money to buy them.

If your guns are maturing better than your investments, get a better investor.

Kevin

 

[A10]

Rest of the story goes something like this... We discussed me purchasing it and passing it down later (no harm no foul). I agreed with him that it was probably better suited with someone who will love it. Where i appreciate the learned history and the importance of the 38/44 it was that or another 1911 that I had been eyeballing. Being as that is what I tend to lean towards, I purchased the 1911 and the 38/44 is headed to a member from this forum. The time may come where I look back and wonder/regret it but for me this was the right decision at the time. Hopefully it never comes back to bite me in the #%$. I very much appreciate all the knowledge and assistance everyone has provided! You guys seem to have a very good group of individuals

You've made the right call. And keep in mind, if you decide you want to purchase the gun back you will know where to find the owner!

 

[mrcvs]

THANK YOU, Jasper850!

This one remains in transit, but I’m sure I’ll be ecstatic upon arrival.

I intend to get a factory letter once it arrives, to ensure the serial number provided in this thread is correct.

In the meantime, shipped to Police Department, Great Barrington, Massachusetts, May 1935.

 

[A10]

THANK YOU, Jasper850!

This one remains in transit, but I’m sure I’ll be ecstatic upon arrival.

I intend to get a factory letter once it arrives, to ensure the serial number provided in this thread is correct.

In the meantime, shipped to Police Department, Great Barrington, Massachusetts, May 1935.

Cop gun....very cool. It might be interesting to contact the PD and see if they have records available for research.

 

[rct269]

I can tell you my pre-war Outdoorsman (top condition) sold for $2200 during the liquidation of my collection over the three years ending a year ago. I don't know diddly about the fixed sight guns---or the difference in value.

Ralph Tremaine

 

[Bald1]

The investment talk always comes up in these type of discussions. I’m not sure anyone is comparing their guns to buying Microsoft at $10. Simply that if you purchase a gun you can “usually “ get your money back, should you have a change of heart later.

 

[mrcvs]

This revolver, for the record, shipped on 09 May 1935 to W H Hoegee, a distributor, at 138 South Main Street, Los Angeles, California. It shipped with a 6 1/2” barrel, a forged round blade front sight, fixed rear service sights, and square butt checkered diamond centered walnut stocks with silver Smith & Wesson medallions.

 

[mrcvs]

I acquired this from a gentleman whose father in law’s uncle was an owner of this revolver, probably the original owner of this revolver. An interesting individual, a somewhat obscure actor in early Westerns.

Bob Steele (actor - Wikipedia)

The individual who sold me this revolver said his father in law’s father (grandfather in law?) was the brother of Bob Steele.

A SWHF “deep dive” yielded no further information.

 

[mrcvs]

Let’s try this link:

Bob Steele (actor - Wikipedia)

 

[mrcvs]

Apparently, Bob Steele (Robert North Bradbury, Jr) was the star of many westerns between 1920 and 1974, such as this one:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=SJ0ZAxCiYO0&pp=ygUZYm9iIHN0ZWVsZSB3ZXN0ZXJuIG1vdmllcw==

His acting pursuits were so extensive, a separate filmography page is required:

Bob steel filmography - Wikipedia

If anyone has seen this specific Heavy Duty revolver in one of his movies, please let me know. However, this seems unlikely as the condition remains near new today and this is atypical of a cowboy gun.

 

[ISCS Yoda]

But if you elect not to buy it, selling it via the Classified section of this forum will ensure that it likely goes to someone who will appreciate it.

Very true.

This pre-war HD got me into collecting S&W revolvers, actually. I've stopped for the most part but now and again I'll claim another....

38/44 HD serial 37058 was shipped in January 1931