Model 10-5 Condition

[Road Rat]

I went to clean this revolver today and found only a very faint turn-line.

I went over the cylinder and inside the cylinder frame hole. I used a clean cotton cloth and got nothing from any place on the firearm.

I will not believe this S&W from 1976 has not been used; but what could someone have used to clean it to remove all gun powder and markings??

 

[MajorD]

It is not unusual to hear of people buying a gun not shooting it loading it and putting it in a desk or nightstand drawer and not touching it for decades.
Decades ago, people didn't have the disposable income to shoot a lot of ammo. Ammo relative to wages was more expensive than it is now.
We didn't have bargain lines like blazer American eagle and such back then.
Most " gun people" would not think of trusting a gun for defense without test firing first, but it is actually remarkably common even today

 

[captaint]

RR - This seems fairly basic, so I won't feel like I'm stepping out responding. I do see a very faint turn line on the cylinder. No biggie, but it's there. Your revolver could very well not have been fired after the factory. Snubbies tend (I think) to get less use due to their difficulty in accurate target shooting, for most folks, myself included.
Now then, the never fired issue. I think all S&W revolvers are fired at the factory prior to shipping. Normally, they fire every other cylinder charge hole. I have a Mod 19-3 that was bought new by me and never fired. I bought it for my wife and she never got motivated to shoot it. Then, the longer a new gun sits the more we hate to shoot them. I'm speaking for myself of course. I know I'm not going to shoot it now....and mine has a slight turn line as well. No worries..

 

[Road Rat]

Thanks, all my other revolvers certainly appear used!

 

[GT_80]

I went to clean this revolver today and found only a very faint turn-line.

I went over the cylinder and inside the cylinder frame hole. I used a clean cotton cloth and got nothing from any place on the firearm.

I will not believe this S&W from 1976 has not been used; but what could someone have used to clean it to remove all gun powder and markings??

I have had a couple from the 70's that were completely unfired. Always put a smile on my face when I open the cylinder and see no turn marks, or no powder or residue on the forcing cone. I bought a model 34-1 that was unfired. Was missing the rear sight, which I got for $50 off ebay luckily.

 

[newtonguitars]

I recently bought a 10-5, an online auction from a gun shop that specializes in government agency turn-ins. The auction pictures showed some light rust on the edges, and it sold below what I considered current prices for that model. I was really surprised when I received it to find a pristine cylinder face, a forcing cone with zero wear and no turn line. It must have sat on a shelf in a semi-open environment for a long while.
Fortunately it now has a light turn line and plenty of flash on the cylinder face and cone! I bought the perfect shooter.

 

[murphydog]

An ultrasonic cleaner does a fine job of removing just about all visible evidence of firing from a gun.

 

[BobK]

I bought mine years ago. Most, if not all were unfired. I solved that by putting at least, a box of ammo thru them.........To try them out and sight them in. Bob

 

[Pantherclass2004]

Great carry gun