Alangaq
Member
Hi guys,
I ran across a deal on a 52-2 that I thought was pretty good, so I went ahead and purchased it thinking that I could likely sell it fairly quickly at a modest profit to fund the purchase of S&W Shield 9, or something similar for my wife and young boys to learn to shoot semi-auto pistols with. That being said, I remember looking at and reading about these Model 52's when I was a kid back in the 70's and I always wanted one, and from time to time over the last few years I have ran a search on Gunbroker to see what their availability was like.. as you can likely guess, when they do show up on Gunbroker they seem to be expensive, and frankly beyond my financial means. So there is my conundrum.. stick with the original plan and sell it to fund a different pistol, or keep it knowing full well that I will likely never have the opportunity to own another one..
If anyone is able, I am also interested in knowing the approximate date of manufacture and a realistic (non-Gunbroker) street value. The pictures will tell the tale, but what I was told was this was purchased new in the box and never fired by the owner, however he did take it out of the safe from time to time to play with it, and is evident in the pictures, put it away without wiping it down. As a result there is now corrosion (rust) freckling, spotting, pin-rust (I don’t really know how to describe it accurately) evident on the front strap, back strap and both magazines. This rust is really only noticeable under close examination in good light and if I decide to keep the pistol I will likely just clean it up with some brass wool and oil, but for now want to leave it as is. I did wipe the pistol down with a cotton cloth with Hoppies to prevent any further deterioration.
Anyway, thanks in advance for any assistance you can provide.
I ran across a deal on a 52-2 that I thought was pretty good, so I went ahead and purchased it thinking that I could likely sell it fairly quickly at a modest profit to fund the purchase of S&W Shield 9, or something similar for my wife and young boys to learn to shoot semi-auto pistols with. That being said, I remember looking at and reading about these Model 52's when I was a kid back in the 70's and I always wanted one, and from time to time over the last few years I have ran a search on Gunbroker to see what their availability was like.. as you can likely guess, when they do show up on Gunbroker they seem to be expensive, and frankly beyond my financial means. So there is my conundrum.. stick with the original plan and sell it to fund a different pistol, or keep it knowing full well that I will likely never have the opportunity to own another one..
If anyone is able, I am also interested in knowing the approximate date of manufacture and a realistic (non-Gunbroker) street value. The pictures will tell the tale, but what I was told was this was purchased new in the box and never fired by the owner, however he did take it out of the safe from time to time to play with it, and is evident in the pictures, put it away without wiping it down. As a result there is now corrosion (rust) freckling, spotting, pin-rust (I don’t really know how to describe it accurately) evident on the front strap, back strap and both magazines. This rust is really only noticeable under close examination in good light and if I decide to keep the pistol I will likely just clean it up with some brass wool and oil, but for now want to leave it as is. I did wipe the pistol down with a cotton cloth with Hoppies to prevent any further deterioration.
Anyway, thanks in advance for any assistance you can provide.
