Finally Got Myself a Model 19

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I found what I had been looking for (almost) for a while now. It is a 4" 19-4 with TG/TT/TH. I wish that it had the RR/WO, but I got this one for a good deal and don't really intend to carry it anyways.

Dating it puts it in the 1980 year of manufacture, and after smoothing out the trigger this thing is an absolute dream to cycle. (not that it wasn't already sweet, but I give all of my S&W revolvers some trigger love). My fingers were shaking when I was tearing this one apart as I did not want to scratch this beautiful finish.

Pictures like this crappy cell phone one do not do this pistol justice. It is actually in a solid 99% condition as I see no blemishes other than a thin turn line. However, it looks like this pistol has seen some use from this photo. I'll get my Canon out and take some better pictures later for the "Ultimate" thread.

Thanks for looking.
 

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MIND IF I ASK?

How much? I need to know how hard I should kick myself for passing up that 19-2 nib wood presentation case & matching ser # knife for 800$ ASKING. There should be a law against gun sales on Valentines day.
 
2 years ago, I got a perfect 19-2 in 4". No box or docs. Diamond targets numbered to the gun. Shop had it listed for $249! Cost me $263 out the door. Mirror blueing. Pinned and recessed. Stunning gun.

I sold it for triple the money. That money is long gone. I miss that gun terribly. Didn't think I would but I did.

Hold onto that one
 
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I thought that my hands were made to wrap around N frames. However, I have a hard time not smiling when I get my fingers around a K frame with target grips.
 
Nice gun! A 4" M19 is a classic!

I have often told the story of my first ever revolver, a 4" Model 19, a 1980 purchase that I blew to smithereens in 1997. Long story for another time. As my S&W collection grew it just seemed appropriate to add a Model 19 but I didn't do it until about 3 years ago when a nice 2.5" stepped into view at a nice under 500 dollar price. Probably $450 but I don't recall. That's the gun that put me over the top and led to my membership in the SWCA and this Forum.

Smith & Wesson Forum - ISCS Yoda's Album: Revolvers - Picture

Not the best picture - that gun is much prettier than it looks in that photo.

I figured okay, great, I got my Model 19 replaced, done and done (I kind of had that same thought when I got my M 27 Classic, actually).

Twas not so! :rolleyes::eek:

Temptation reared its ugly head when a fine fellow on this Forum found time to offer a fabulous firearm for sale, a classic four inch Model 19. I had to figure out a way to have it have it in my hands and I finally got'r'dun!. (Forgive the funny alliteration but sometimes I find that I cannot help myself.) :D

Therefore, my FFL (oh, please, more Fs? How can that be?) awaits my arrival tonight at his place of business, if not tomorrow, to pick up my final grail gun.

And so it goes.....

Well done, sir!

***GRJ***
 
I agree on the recent S&W quality.

Actually though, the MIM triggers are a bit easier to smooth (go figure). But I am getting rid of my MIM and lock models and getting P&Rs when I get the chance. I'm down to a new 686 and 629, and the 629 will be going on the market next week. I'll keep the 686 just so I'll have something to thrash and not feel bad about scratching up a pistol that is as old as I am.
 
diggler1833 said:
I agree on the recent S&W quality.

Actually though, the MIM triggers are a bit easier to smooth (go figure). But I am getting rid of my MIM and lock models and getting P&Rs when I get the chance. I'm down to a new 686 and 629, and the 629 will be going on the market next week. I'll keep the 686 just so I'll have something to thrash and not feel bad about scratching up a pistol that is as old as I am.
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You'll probably end up buying a "no lock" 686 too. I'd like to have a 3" L-frame to tote around But, I might have to buy one with the IL, considering what the CS-1s are selling for.
 
629shooter said:
You'll probably end up buying a "no lock" 686 too. I'd like to have a 3" L-frame to tote around But, I might have to buy one with the IL, considering what the CS-1s are selling for.
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At some point you have to call it quits :). I already have a 6" 586 no dash, a 6" 28-2, and a 8-3/8" 27-2.
 
hangnoose said:
How much? I need to know how hard I should kick myself for passing up that 19-2 nib wood presentation case & matching ser # knife for 800$ ASKING. There should be a law against gun sales on Valentines day.
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VERY hard!!! You should kick yourself VERY VERY hard!! :)

Bob
 
hangnoose said:
How much? I need to know how hard I should kick myself for passing up that 19-2 nib wood presentation case & matching ser # knife for 800$ ASKING. There should be a law against gun sales on Valentines day.
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hangnoose, IMHO YOU SHOULD KICK YOURSELF UNTIL YOUR LEG CRAMPS UP, AND YOU ARE FORCED TO STOP ! ! !
 
I've got a blued 4" 19-4 w/all options, box, papers and tools I stole in an online deal a few years ago. From a dealer, too. Now I'm looking for a nickel one to match. Congrats on yours, OP. It's the gun to keep, even if you have to part with all your others.
 
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Who says?:D
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My wife would :). I have to build a house on a ranch in the next five years. She is getting tired of showing me where the house will bet set out and having me walk off to survey my pistol range.
 
There are guns we buy because we want another gun, then there are guns we buy because we just "ought" to have them. Your 19-2 falls into the latter category and now you ought to enjoy it for a long time to come. Congratulations on a great find. :cool:

Froggie
 
KICKING MYSELF VERY HARD INDEED!

Another reason to love Valentines day. Any other day I'd of snagged it in a heartbeat. Had I spent 800$ on myself & a card for her, the best outcome would have been divorce without any bodily injury. Then there would have been the shoot it or not Question, I know I would have taken the investment loss for a real nice shooting/ head turner of a gun. I'm waiting to see it in a bidding war on gun broker, How high do you suppose that could go? I'll have to settle for the mdl 10 that I will have no problems with the spouse, or shooting the snot out of it. I guess it just wasn't meant to be. (rationalization big time.)
 
I know exactly how the O P felt looking for the 19. Glad to say I found mine too, a 19-4 w/4" & I really do like it
 
Trying to find a gun that has been kept in great condition for 30+ years is getting increasingly difficult.

This is one of the reasons why I have guns that I shoot and look at, and others that are there simply for carry/hunting/knocking around. I was fortunate enough to have a bunch of P&R S&Ws, Colts, and old model Blackhawks handed down to me that were in just about as good of a condition as they were when the left the factory 30-40 years ago. I guess I just kept that tradition going and will do the same for my kids in another 20 years or so.
 
TEMPTATION

While I can't resist firing any gun, and don't keep safe queens. I have to applaud those that can and do have the will power, especially when I buy a fantastic condition/ low round count old gun.
 
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