Model 15-2

[nathanmancillas1970@yahoo]

Nathan, from your serial number I was able to get a date of manufacture of 1966. If you sent away for a letter you'd get the exact date it shipped from the factory. The 1966 date puts it at the end of the 15-2s and a year off from the 15-3s. The stocks are replacements, I believe. Your gun should have shipped with diamond magnas. Those on your gun are a later design that started in "68.
Your gun appears to be non-modified, except for the grips. The grips are similar to the ones that should have came with the gun. Just a slight change to the checkering pattern. The condition of the gun is quite good. I would value the gun at somewhere between $600-800. Correct grips might raise it a little but not much. Like someone else said, it probably will only go up in value. Congrats on a fine revolver!

Thank you. I was told that the lady I bought it off of had a husband who passed. He had never fired it and I believe her. That gun was so clean!! No powder residue what so ever. It actually had no oil at all on it. He passed in the late 60s and she never did anything with any of his arms. So I was able to get two other rifles as well, both never fired still in boxes. One a 10/22 and the other a pre 64 winchester 30-30. Really lucked out.

 

[nathanmancillas1970@yahoo]

Nathan, from your serial number I was able to get a date of manufacture of 1966. If you sent away for a letter you'd get the exact date it shipped from the factory. The 1966 date puts it at the end of the 15-2s and a year off from the 15-3s. The stocks are replacements, I believe. Your gun should have shipped with diamond magnas. Those on your gun are a later design that started in "68.
Your gun appears to be non-modified, except for the grips. The grips are similar to the ones that should have came with the gun. Just a slight change to the checkering pattern. The condition of the gun is quite good. I would value the gun at somewhere between $600-800. Correct grips might raise it a little but not much. Like someone else said, it probably will only go up in value. Congrats on a fine revolver!

Just a quick question. Would the grips be included in the letter?

 

[lihpster]

Just a quick question. Would the grips be included in the letter?

Yes, the description of what features the gun shipped with will be on there including what style of grips. Actually obtaining said grips would be on you. The only reason to change the grips to diamond magnas that it should have shipped with is if you want it in original configuration. As I said before it was just a small change to the checkering pattern and the grips that are on your gun are in fine shape. One thing to do is take off the grips and look at the inside of the grip panels. See if there's a serial number marked there. Who knows? It might match, stranger things have happened, and absolutes are hard to come by when talking about vintage Smiths. In any case, it would only raise the value by the price of the "new" grips. And then, only to someone who cared that much about original configuration. I personally would roll with what came on it, but that's me. It's your gun and it should be the way YOU want it.

 

[nathanmancillas1970@yahoo]

Yes, the description of what features the gun shipped with will be on there including what style of grips. Actually obtaining said grips would be on you. The only reason to change the grips to diamond magnas that it should have shipped with is if you want it in original configuration. As I said before it was just a small change to the checkering pattern and the grips that are on your gun are in fine shape. One thing to do is take off the grips and look at the inside of the grip panels. See if there's a serial number marked there. Who knows? It might match, stranger things have happened, and absolutes are hard to come by when talking about vintage Smiths. In any case, it would only raise the value by the price of the "new" grips. And then, only to someone who cared that much about original configuration. I personally would roll with what came on it, but that's me. It's your gun and it should be the way YOU want it.

Thank you for the info. I might check it out but I do appreciate it as it is now so??

 

[Baxter6551]

Welcome to the Forum from CT. Your model 15 is a beautiful revolver. Made to be shot !

 

[snubbyfan]

 

[jjfitch]

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Serial number is K6755XX

Some guns are meant to be kept no matter what. The M15 is one of those like the M14, M36 and the S&W list just goes on and on!