Gun Show Buys

[fyimo]

I went to the Springdale, AR gun show today and I went to my favorite dealers table and he had a couple that I just couldn't leave the show without. The first one I spotted was a Model 17-4 with 6 inch barrel in about 97% condition and shot very little. The gun came with magna grips that I changed to targets after cleaning it when I got home. I was very lucky on this revolver because I looked at and then decide to walk around for awhile. I walked about 20 feet and looked back and another guy was looking at that gun so I went back and stood next to him. He walked away and I told the dealer I would take it and bought the gun. A little while later the guy that looked at the gun right before me approached me and pressed me bad to sell him the gun and he offered me $75 over what I paid for it. I said sorry this baby had already joined my family. The revolver was made in 1981.

I walked around the show for a couple of hours and before leaving stopped by the dealer I bought the first gun from and at the other end of the table I spotted a Model 18 and after looking at it I was torn because it did not have a pinned Barrel. After checking it over I realized this gun was also in 97% condition with just a few light handling marks mostly from storage as it's been shot very little so I decided to buy it. It was made in 1982 and is a really nice revolver and I cleaned and put S&W target grips on it.

The two out the door cost me $1100 and I was OK with that based on today’s prices for these 22's.

Model 18-4 with 4 inch barrel

Model 17-4 with 6 inch barrel

 

[twomoons]

art
nice guns,great pics
good job
have a safe and and happy weekend
moons

 

[j38]

Way to go, Art! You found two real beauties. Great pics and enjoy those .22s.

Jerry

 

[gunnut44]

Nice set of 22's! They look mint. It would not have bothered me that the 18 was not pinned because I never see 4" 22's around me so I would have jumped on it for sure! Did you see any 4" 29's like you were looking for? I seen one today at a show for $950 in the pres. box, it was nice but not $950 nice it had a couple idiot marks on it. Anyway congrats on some nice guns!

 

[HAWKEYE10]

Really nice guns Art. I just love 22 revolvers. They are just so much fun to shoot. Don

 

[fyimo]

Nice set of 22's! They look mint. It would not have bothered me that the 18 was not pinned because I never see 4" 22's around me so I would have jumped on it for sure! Did you see any 4" 29's like you were looking for? I seen one today at a show for $950 in the pres. box, it was nice but not $950 nice it had a couple idiot marks on it. Anyway congrats on some nice guns!

Actually I stopped looking for a 29-2 with 4 inch barrel because I'm in the middle of a trade for my mint nickel Model 57 no dash with 4 inch barrel for a mint 29-2 with 4 inch barrel that hopefully will be done next week.

 

[pownal55]

Next time you come across those two i bet the price is higher.

 

[MakeMyNight]

Both revolvers are worth every penny paid.

 

[kscardsfan]

How much for the 18?

 

[boykinlp]

Awesome guns. Wish I could find deals like that in my area. Congrats.

 

[fyimo]

How much for the 18?

$550 out the door for the Model 18-4 4 inch with magna grips, no accessories. I bought the 17-4 first so I carried it around the show for two hours and I had a least 6 people stop me and seriously ask me if I would sell it. I bought the 18-4 right before I was leaving the show so no one stopped me on that one.