how much did your 1st one cost
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TomcatPC
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My first S&W Revolver was my mid-1960's Model 10-5 4" Standard Barrel. I paid $175 for it at a gun show about four or five years ago.
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Mark
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My First S&Ws
My first two S&W pistols were a Model 28 with a 4" barrel and M1917 S&W Revolver. The person wanted to get an outboard motor in the worst way and he valued the M28 at $45 and the M1917 at $15 because the M1917 had a problem and sold them both for $60! This was back in the mid-1960's. He was really mad about the M1917 because he said that the person who sold it to him said that it would fire the .45 ACP rounds. He had tried it but he couldn't get the revolver to fire the .45 ACP rounds because there was a problem with the firing pin not striking the primers. I bought several half-moon clips and I had no problem shooting .45 ACP in the revolver. He was trying to shoot the M1917 WITHOUT the half-moon clips. I still have both guns to this day.
My first two S&W pistols were a Model 28 with a 4" barrel and M1917 S&W Revolver. The person wanted to get an outboard motor in the worst way and he valued the M28 at $45 and the M1917 at $15 because the M1917 had a problem and sold them both for $60! This was back in the mid-1960's. He was really mad about the M1917 because he said that the person who sold it to him said that it would fire the .45 ACP rounds. He had tried it but he couldn't get the revolver to fire the .45 ACP rounds because there was a problem with the firing pin not striking the primers. I bought several half-moon clips and I had no problem shooting .45 ACP in the revolver. He was trying to shoot the M1917 WITHOUT the half-moon clips. I still have both guns to this day.
Sir, good question--I don't remember. My first Smith was a used 6-inch 629 (dash 1, I think) that I traded something for, but I'm not sure what. I pretty quickly swapped it off for something else, also long gone now.
The first Smith I bought new was a 3-inch Model 13 in '89 or so; seems like it cost $250 or $275, something like that. It's also long gone, and I didn't keep any of the paperwork on it.
I do have the paperwork on the Model 25-9 I bought new in '90 (still have it). That one set me back $366.35. At the time I was making $6 an hour, and my rent was $185 a month.
Hope this helps, and Semper Fi.
Ron H.
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My First S&W was a Model 36 Square Butt bought in 1982 for $50..
Wish I still had that revolver..
That was a great deal even then..
Wish I still had that revolver..
That was a great deal even then..
DGNY
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1st one cost?
Got to this party late - around '93. First S&W was and is a ca 1981 586 nickel 4" for $300, said to be unfired then, yet no box, but "M" recall on firing pin assembly done.
Good to hear/see all your stories.
Regards,
Dyson
Got to this party late - around '93. First S&W was and is a ca 1981 586 nickel 4" for $300, said to be unfired then, yet no box, but "M" recall on firing pin assembly done.
Good to hear/see all your stories.
Regards,
Dyson
I cannot for the life of me remember what my 1st S&W was, but my first gun was a Ruger Super Single Six with both cylinders, new in box, with a left hand quick draw rig I bought in Big Spring, TX in 1964 for around $90.00. My first off duty gun was a Colt Det. Spl. with shrouded ejector rod that I bought in 1972 for $80.00 some dollars, and I had to put it on lay-away to get it 
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RalphK22
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Mdl 34-1 nickle in 1984 I think I paid $180 used like new. Used it as my ccw for awhile the only other hand gun I owned at the time was a Ruger Blackhawk in 41 mag.
My first Smif was a reblued 1917 and was used in law enforcement. I believe it was $145 and the year was 1976. I sold it to pay for the custom work on my 2nd S&W- a M27 that I had converted to .44 Special. I carried that one on duty for several years and still have it, though I had the barrel trimmed to 5" and reblued in 2005.
ElToro
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seems like prices really leveled off for most of the 80s and 90s.
my first S&W was a 4 inch 19-3 used for $250 in fall 1995.
my first gun was was a W. german Sig 220 with nite sights and k-kote for $705 about April 1994 (brand new) i still have both, not for sale. many more have come and a few have gone since then.
my first S&W was a 4 inch 19-3 used for $250 in fall 1995.
my first gun was was a W. german Sig 220 with nite sights and k-kote for $705 about April 1994 (brand new) i still have both, not for sale. many more have come and a few have gone since then.
Swab Jockey
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How much did my first S&W cost?
My first S&W was a 4" Model 10. I bought it from a retired police officer in 1966 for $35, almost two days pay before taxes. I actually used it to shoot a few woodchucks.
That revolver led me to buy a new 6" Model 14 in 1966 for $98 (a weeks pay +tax.). That was retail at that time.
It's been a long slippery slope ever since, one S&W revolver after another.
My first S&W was a 4" Model 10. I bought it from a retired police officer in 1966 for $35, almost two days pay before taxes. I actually used it to shoot a few woodchucks.
That revolver led me to buy a new 6" Model 14 in 1966 for $98 (a weeks pay +tax.). That was retail at that time.
It's been a long slippery slope ever since, one S&W revolver after another.
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Mine was a 4" Model 19 that I purchased at Macks Sport Shop in Kodiak AK. in 1980. It cost $265.00 IIRC. I sent it to my dad when I moved to Ill. and he wanted to know why it was so loose! I told him I didn't know but I had fired 1500 rounds of Winchester Lubaloy .357's through it. That might have done it!
twaits
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Model 29-3 in 1988. I think I paid around $400 for it. I should see if the old receipt is still in the box at my Dad's house.
duckloads
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I paid around $200 for a new M34-1, nickle snubby in 1984. I still have it and the wife I gave it to.
Dave T
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In 1973 I was in the academy and we had to buy our own weapons. We were told it had to be a 4" barrel. I wanted a 5" M27 but the powers that be said it had to be 4". I asked about a 3-1/2" M27 and they insisted it had to be a 4" DA revolver. I owned several Ruger SAs but no DA. I bought a M28-2 at the police discount price of $97 and some odd cents. Once I graduated from the academy and pinned on a badge I found out the department didn't care if I carried a 3-1/2", 4", 5" or even 6" barrel. Kind of soured me on the M28 and I sold it the next year when I qualified with a Government Model 45 ACP. Carried one form or another of Colt 45 the rest of my LEO career.
Never lost my admiration for N-frame Smiths but never wanted another M28, preferring the more costly but appealing M27.
Dave
Never lost my admiration for N-frame Smiths but never wanted another M28, preferring the more costly but appealing M27.
Dave
1st S&W
My first one was a well used S&W SA .38 2nd Model given to me in 1964. No finish and all grey with grips that were worn smooth. The cost was zero, since it was a gift from my grandfather. I still have that gun he called a wall hanger. Grandad said to wire it to a covered board and hang it on the wall.
This was got me started in the collecting world. So if you were to ask how much my first one cost me, I guess you must add all since 1964.
My first one was a well used S&W SA .38 2nd Model given to me in 1964. No finish and all grey with grips that were worn smooth. The cost was zero, since it was a gift from my grandfather. I still have that gun he called a wall hanger. Grandad said to wire it to a covered board and hang it on the wall.
This was got me started in the collecting world. So if you were to ask how much my first one cost me, I guess you must add all since 1964.
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