Model 10-5 ???

[guesser]

I'm not sure I'm in the right age group for this but here goes!!!

What years did Model 10-5 run in production??

 

[scha]

1962 to 1977

Hope this helps.

Steve

 

[guesser]

Thanks Steve, that answers my question. I'm looking at a really nice one; 2" and probably 95-97%, I'll have the S/N later.

 

[animl]

a follow- up, I just picked up a 10-7, .38, 4 inch, AEP33xx. Any ideas would be helpful. Seller also had a 'matching' holster. bought both.

 

[stantheman86]

Is the "gun show lore" that the 10-7 was only made in 1977 true?

Sellers play this up and ask all kinds of crazy prices for 10-7's because of this "only made for 1 year" thing.

If that's the case, the 64-7 was only made for 2 years, from 2002-2004, but no one cares about those

 

[IanNersesian]

I don't get it, on page 174 of the SCSW 3rd edition, it states that the 10-5 was made in 1962. It shows right under that, that the 10-6 was also made in 1962. Wouldn't the -6 supersede the -5? Would the -5 be produced after the -6 was introduced?

 

[pistola]

Barrel Profile

I don't get it, on page 174 of the SCSW 3rd edition, it states that the 10-5 was made in 1962. It shows right under that, that the 10-6 was also made in 1962. Wouldn't the -6 supersede the -5? Would the -5 be produced after the -6 was introduced?

They were produced concurrently.The 10-5 being the tapered barrel and the 10-6 was the heavy barrel.

 

[scha]

The 10-5 and 10-6 models were built at the same time. The 10-5 is the standard or "pencil" barrel while the 10-6 is the heavy barrel. When they changed the models in 1977, the standard barrel became the 10-7 and the heavy barrel became the 10-8. The 10-7s and 10-8s were made until 1988 when the next major change occurred.

Hope this helps.

Steve

 

[IanNersesian]

Thanks Pistola. I see how the 10-6 says "Trigger guard screw eliminated on heavy barrel model", but didn't know the -6 was heavy barrel only.

So much to learn about the Model 10's alone, how do you guys remember the little things about every model?

 

[murphydog]

So much to learn about the Model 10's alone, how do you guys remember the little things about every model?

Here you go :

Amazon.com: Standard Catalog of Smith & Wesson (Standard Catalog of Smith and Wesson) (9780896892934): Jim Supica, Richard Nahas: Books

 

[IanNersesian]

Here you go :

Amazon.com: Standard Catalog of Smith & Wesson (Standard Catalog of Smith and Wesson) (9780896892934): Jim Supica, Richard Nahas: Books

It's sitting right next to me on my desk, great book. I just didn't interpret it to literally mean all 10-6's wear heavy barrels. It seems a lot of you guys know stuff that's not even in the book anyway. I have much to learn!

 

[Yurko]

Oustanding book. every S&W owner should have a copy (and no I don't have any royalties coming)

Is the "gun show lore" that the 10-7 was only made in 1977 true?

Absolutely NOT true