Model 10-7 passed down to me from Grandfather.

[mclark202]

Had this beauty passed to me from my Grandfather the other day. Him and my grandmother are now in a nursing home and won't be around much longer. They wanted me to have this and I am excited to get it. I haven't cleaned it up yet, but it also has the reciept where he bought it from a pawn shop in 1980. I'm assuming it was made sometime shortly before that.

I'm about to go clean it up really good and take the stocks off to clean those really good as well. Hope you enjoy the pic.

 

[murphydog]

Very nice, but sorry to hear about your grandparents.

If you can post the first number (if present)/letter and first few digits of the SN we can let you know when it shipped, like D 123xxx or 1D234xxx.

 

[JP@AK]

I would just echo Alan's sentiments. This is a fine gift from a previous generation of your family. Take good care of it, treasure it, and pass it along to one of your children some day.
Jack

 

[Gun 4 Fun]

I would just echo Alan's sentiments. This is a fine gift from a previous generation of your family. Take good care of it, treasure it, and pass it along to one of your children some day.
Jack

To this I would add, NEVER sell it no matter how hard times may someday get. You will regret doing so for the rest of your life. It was your grandparents, and it is a direct and tangible connection between them and you, that you cannot replace with any other material thing in this life.

 

[Jack Flash]

The M10-7 debuted in '77. So if it was a used gun, it wasn't old when he bought it.

It looks like the bottom line on the receipt is "$42.00" unless the handwriting is so poor that is a 9, not a 4.

I have a 1980 Gun Digest that lists a blued M10 (any barrel length) at $125.50, but of course that is the MSRP, which was often discounted. So maybe the sloppy 9 theory holds...

 

[Pondoro]

I've got that identical model, but not from my grandfather. You will like it. They are about the perfect simple gun - fixed sights, but a long enough barrel for accurate shooting. Snubbies take a lot of skill, adjustable sights always make me feel like I need to split hairs, and also make me afraid they will get damaged. That gun is just fun.

 

[b.guggenmos]

Very nice looking Model 10 and really neat that they were able to pass it on to you. A real keepsake you can pass on someday. Unfortunately we all get old and have to deal with this whether it is grandparent, parents or ourselves someday? It sounds like you really do appreciate what you recieved. Sorry about your grandparents but thanks for sharing with us your Model 10. Brian

 

[mclark202]

Oh trust me guys it's not going anywhere. I have far too many handguns that would be in line in front of it if I ever needed to sell some. It's going in a nice rack in the safe next to some other nice pre lock revolvers.

This one cleaned up NICELY. I took it apart and cleaned it really good. It has a lot of dust and flim down in the grooves and screw heads. Oiled it up really good and put it all back together.

Here is the serial.


And a cleaned up version.



Oh and the reciept I am not sure exactly what it says on price. I do know that it is dated from 1980 but that is the pawn shop record obviously. I doubt this was shot very much, if it was he cleaned it afterwards regularly because there is barely any noticeable powder burn rings. He had a lot of gun cleaning stuff in the basement and I was told by my father that he took really good care of his guns. Unfortunately he sold off a bunch of guns several years back before I was even a gun guy, so I missed out on more memories.

That's what this is to me, a memory. In the form of a revolver. I will keep it pristine in the safe. I have plenty of others to shoot and enjoy. This will be a keepsake.

 

[JohnRippert]

Nice. Hand me downs are always bittersweet, but they are so good for bringing back memories.

 

[murphydog]

The 5D prefix indicates a 1979 ship date, so your guess on its "newness" in October 1980 was a good one.

 

[shouldazagged]

My son will get my few remaining guns, knives, etc., when I croak or become incapacitated. He has had a rule for years that he never sells or discards anything given to him by family. It's a comfort to me in my old age to know that he'll pass them along to his three sons in turn, and that the way he's raising them they'll do the same.

I'm sure your grandfather feels a twinge at giving up that fine old revolver, but is pleased and confident that you'll enjoy it and pass it along.

 

[yardboy]

That cleaned up nice. Your grandpa treated you right.

 

[northslope]

I'll echo what someone said earlier - these are very bittersweet gifts - and nursing homes (or 'assisted living facilities") are at once a blessing and just plain tough...

I inherited my passion for S&W's thanks to an old .32 that belonged to my grandmother (and before that, her husband, and before that her husband's mother).

But today mostly I'm grateful for the keepsake - the smell of that revolver brings back memories of the backyard in eastern North Carolina that are an awful lot more important to me now than when I inherited the gun.

--Neill

 

[Jack Flash]

Back in the day, I don't think it was unusual for pawn shops to also sell new guns. Things were different back then. It was much easier to get an FFL in days of yore.

So it could well be that your Grandfather bought it new.

 

[mclark202]

Well here it is all cleaned up and the grips cleaned up and put back on. Wuickly one of my favorites!

 

[XDfense]

Wow, what a beauty. Do you mind sharing your cleaning techniques, especially what you used?

 

[O2Guy]

Sorry to hear about your grandparents. But, they sure did pass on to you a great gift in the form of that Model 10. Enjoy it and think of them when you take it out to shoot it.

 

[mclark202]

I simply used oil to clean it up with a lot of patches and q-tips. I cleaned a lot of the old finish off the grips and put Tru Oil back on then used steel wool to smooth it out before putting a coat of wax on them to smooth the finish out. I don't ever really use much more than oil on my blued guns. It really didn't need much. Grips still show some honest wear, I wanted them to look as much like normal as they can.

 

[P&R Fan]

Very nice.
I have my Dad's and my Grandfathers guns, and they mean the world to me too.

One suggestion though. When you clean it use Hoppes #9. The smell alone is worth it.

I use it for aftershave.
Jim

 

[66snub]

I never met a M10 that I didn't like! This one is no exception. I have it on my short list to add a pencil-barrel like this beauty to my collection. Do your grandparents proud by sharing it with your kids, someday it may be theirs.