Model 547 in 9mm - Tell me what you know about them??

[MJK-MOD-547]

I bought the 3" new in 1982 from the factory. Piper Aircraft was the dealer. I paid cost plus 10%=$178.98. I have 3 different sets of factory stocks. The rubber ones pictured are take offs from a newer S&W K frame.
The balance is great. It shoots great DA or SA. The recoil is very manageable. Very accurate and very well made.

 

[THREEDFLYER]

Added photos of the 547 in question......pretty nice condition with only about 30 rounds put down the pipe.
I am thinking this one would bring in the range of $1,800 to possibly $2000 if up on auction....just takes two guys who really want it.

The box/papers are a plus......I am still trying to decide if I want to pursue this one and get the seller to come up with his asking price.

Almost forgot.....he also has a speedloader that will be thrown in on the deal

 

[bamabiker]

Well I would sure have him give me a price. Let him set it and go from there.
One of each.

 

[THREEDFLYER]

Well I would sure have him give me a price. Let him set it and go from there.
One of each.

Yeah, we'll see.....considering they sold for around $300 in 1983......

 

[td2torri]

Back in 1985 I got one 3", it was the only way to shoot legally 9Luger in Italy, it was the usual accurate S&W revo, many times reloaded cases were difficult to extract, well balanced, rubber grips took the place of the original skinny wood ones.
Good gun at the end, sold at good price, something less than a 686

 

[HOUSTON RICK]

Once again, if you are not careful, you learn something here everyday. Thanks ya'll!

 

[Rock185]

I'm no authority on current values, but they seem very high to me. I had two 3" guns, at different times. I thought they were a pretty neat deal, but sold or traded both before they became collectible. I can say the extractor system worked as advertised; no sticky extraction even with higher pressure stuff like NATO, +P, +P+, etc. ammo. And nothing ever broke.

FWIW, I bought the first 547 new, for whatever the going price was at the time. The second, LNIB years later for $325.00 OTD. I got the impression that the seller considered the 547 some kind of weird thing and he was glad to be rid of it.

 

[Tex1001]

I have a "LNIB" 4" that gets shot occasionally. I like it. Nifty design to get a revolver to shoot a tapered, rimless cartridge. I think I paid around $1k a few years ago.

According to SCSW there were 6486 round butts(3") and 3784 square butts (4"). So I wouldn't call either "common".

An item's value is always in the eye of the potential collector. I can't imagine my ever owning a 547 but opinions are like backsides. 25 years ago I also wouldn't have imagined owning a model 940. Through circumstances I now have 2.
They are cute, somewhat fun, and semi-iconic, but I would never pay today's prices for one.
That being said, I would never belittle the man or woman who does pay today's prices.

 

[garbler]

I'm real late to this thread but years ago I had a guy come into the shop with four 547's square and round butt. He offered them I countered and took the lot. At the time they and revolvers in general were not sellers. I slicked up two like any K-frame and sold them for really no profit. Sold one other and kept one. I spent time with a guy I more or less knew at the plant who was in the parts dept. I needed extractor fingers for the gun I kept. Somebody got into the extractor and made a mess of things. Those parts at that time were not even listed in the system. I got them but it wasn't easy.

From what I was told by people in or close to the factory these were specifically contract guns for overseas sales. That the contracts or markets for these guns ( Europe, Israel, Turkey ) flipped and most of the inventory came home. I have never seen the model 547 offered as a standard production-line gun along with the regular models. As far as I know they were brought back and distributed through various dealers only. I only know what I as told by several very reliable heavy hitters in the revolver world.

I can tell you this however they are not just a model 10 with 9mm cylinder. Yes they are a K frame but they are the most expensive K frame S&W ever built. Anybody who has one only needs to examine the extractor. This is a very tricky different animal with machining stages and parts unlike anything else. Everybody talks about the beryllium copper fingers but that is only part of the package. BTW I've never seen a finger break, bend or fail I have parts for these guns but never needed them. To those who are not sure about the guns performance I can only tell you they are fantastic handling and shooting guns. K-frame comfort, easily slicked up and everyone that I and my buddies shot was dead nut accurate with several factory loads

Rick

 

[td2torri]

gunpartscorp has (now-today) stripped and complete cylinders, every part of the extractor system, plus other parts for S&W547 .
You , American gun fans, are lucky guys!

 

[sheppard]

I purchased a used 547 4" pinned barrel back in the 1990s. Shoot it occasionally. My understanding is that it was designed for the French police.

 

[delcrossv]

An item's value is always in the eye of the potential collector. I can't imagine my ever owning a 547 but opinions are like backsides. 25 years ago I also wouldn't have imagined owning a model 940. Through circumstances I now have 2.
They are cute, somewhat fun, and semi-iconic, but I would never pay today's prices for one.
That being said, I would never belittle the man or woman who does pay today's prices.

$2k? That's a little rich for me too.

LOL. my EDC is a 940.

 

[Crh1943]

Hello all,

First and foremost, hope everyone is doing well and is healthy.

I have a 547 3". It is dated for 1983 I believe. I picked it up from a forum member here a little over a year ago this month.

I shoot very accurately with it. Smooth trigger, albeit a little stout. Single Action is amazing of course.

Never had any issues with extraction or forcing cone. I do shoot it several times a year.

The banana grip does not fit my average sized hands too well, so I like the Pachmayr grips that cover the backstrap.

Get one if you can and don't look back.

 

[Injunbro]

When they 1st came out I wanted one so bad I could taste it, 3" bbl. (my favorite), 9mm, a decent round but cheap, no moon clips... what's not to like? I couldn't find one anywhere... & I was a dealer. A few years ago I saw a couple @ gun shows for over $1,500! I'd like to have one & could make any parts if needed but way too pricey for a carry gun.

 

[MJK-MOD-547]

Here is a decent video showing the M547

My three inch round butt has a pinned barrel.


[ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XnGv3yRnnEY[/ame]

 

[THREEDFLYER]

I am still debating on this one.......Can get it for $1,900 plus shipping.......but to be perfectly honest as cool as it is I am really not feeling the love on owning a S&W in a metric chambering.

Seems to be in the price range of what I see selling these days with box.

 

[PALADIN85020]

I've had this 9mm revolver for many years - never had any problem with it, and don't anticipate any extraction mishaps with it in the future, either!

John

 

[Walter Rego]

I remember seeing them when they first came out. I thought they were an interesting engineering solution to using a 9x19mm round in a revolver but couldn't think of a good reason to buy one. About 10 years ago an LGS had one of the 3" versions, appearing NIB and they were asking $700 for it. I thought that was ridiculous.

Now I wish I had bought it and stashed it away as an investment. But I still don't see a lot of practical reasons for its existence. Now a Ruger Blackhawk in .357 with a spare 9x19mm cylinder is a different story if you have a good supply of 9mm ammo, especially if it is of some configuration that your favorite auto loader doesn't like.

 

[THREEDFLYER]

There are several S&W models that are scarce or unique that sold for modest money when first released and have skyrocketed in price.

The 547 is a prime example of this.......

 

[6518John]

Once again, if you are not careful, you learn something here everyday. Thanks ya'll!

Threads like this one are worth the price of admission alone. As I have posted here before, it has always surprised me that handguns in typical semi-automatic calibers never really seem to catch on (other than in .45 ACP). I would think many would enjoy having a revolver companion to their favorite semi-auto in 9mm, 10mm, .40 S&W and even .380. I have enjoyed shooting both revolvers and semi-autos, and I would think a companion revolver to your High-Power or 3rd generation Smith or even a Glock would go over well. But what do I know—obviously not much as reflected in the sales figures of these types of handguns.