A favorite saying of a friend's was "Even a blind pig finds a truffle once in a while". Well, that saying came true for me last night. A local gun board had an add posted for a Model 57, like new, in the wood display case for $800. Although I wasn't in the market for a 41 mag, I couldn't resist and sent the guy a text with a few questions and the words that I would take it regardless. My questions were whether it had any dash marks after the Model number (it didn't) and what length barrel (6"). The seller replied that although he had a few other messages, mine was first so it was mine. We met today and not only was the gun as advertised, he included two 20 round boxes of ammo. The display case is a little worse for wear and will most likely be refinished at a later date, but included the original instructions and sight adjustment tool. Gun isn't going to pass for NIB but it's easily 98-99% and has the three targets along with red ramp/white outline sights.
Pictures will appear in a day or two.
Deals like this are rare as are sellers who will stand by their original commitment. He told me today that someone phoned him last night an offered him $1200 and said he would be there as soon as he could. A lot of folks would have backed out our deal and sold it for the extra cash. I thanked him for his honesty and integrity. In all, he told me this morning he had 12 other calls about the gun.
Pictures will appear in a day or two.
Deals like this are rare as are sellers who will stand by their original commitment. He told me today that someone phoned him last night an offered him $1200 and said he would be there as soon as he could. A lot of folks would have backed out our deal and sold it for the extra cash. I thanked him for his honesty and integrity. In all, he told me this morning he had 12 other calls about the gun.
