Model 57 value
- Thread starter George B.
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Here's a $450 purchase...
rayb
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redhawk444
Member
I pick this one up today, a 57-1 with 6'' bbl and I believe it to be unfired although it has a faint turn line on it. The following pictures don't do it justice because of my bad photography. I paid 750 for is.
Yes,750.00 without,and even more so with
Presentation box is great buy.I have sold N prefix 57 no dash
41 Mags for over a grand.Get it.They ain't making any more
Pinned & reccesed guns any more.Also if your in it for the long
Haul you cannot go wrong.
Presentation box is great buy.I have sold N prefix 57 no dash
41 Mags for over a grand.Get it.They ain't making any more
Pinned & reccesed guns any more.Also if your in it for the long
Haul you cannot go wrong.
redhawk444
Member
Good.....thanks for the info.
BigBill
Absent Comrade
I would grab any N Frame that's under $1,000. The value will only go up.
I paid $699 for a brand new S&W M57 with a 6" barrel in nickel in 2012. She's the last m57 my dealer had.
I paid $699 for a brand new S&W M57 with a 6" barrel in nickel in 2012. She's the last m57 my dealer had.
BigBill
Absent Comrade
I feel any m57 or N Frame is a steal between $650-$850 today.
It's hard for the older buyers to let go of the old prices. We're in 2014 and our stuff is becoming more valuable.
I purchased a new D.A.M. QUICK spinning reel in 1973 for $30. I seen one recently in an antique shop selling for $70. My reel that I still use is an antique now.
Gentlemen were not getting any younger. The years are flying by.
The good busy are still out there but the higher prices are happening.
Your welcome,anytime.
redhawk444
Member
OK boys, this model 57-1 has a serial number of AUZ 5500. anyone know when it was made?
redhawk444
Member
Thanks Jim,....Joel
Chubbo
Member
Price of S&W Mod. 57
If you want a true evaluation of the price of a S&W Mod. 57 in any bbl. length, and or configuration, see if you can get one of the members of this forum to part with theirs, under $1000,00, regardless of what they paid for it, or how much more than $1000,00 it would cost to buy it from them. Pin them down, and see what their reply is. I'am waiting for the offers to sell.
Chubbo
If you want a true evaluation of the price of a S&W Mod. 57 in any bbl. length, and or configuration, see if you can get one of the members of this forum to part with theirs, under $1000,00, regardless of what they paid for it, or how much more than $1000,00 it would cost to buy it from them. Pin them down, and see what their reply is. I'am waiting for the offers to sell.
Chubbo
Hey Guys,
I am new to forum and I have a question for you. I recently acquired a model 57 that is 44 magnum. I sent S&W a letter and they responded with mfg date 1976 in their factory but no other info. I have owned several mod 57 and still do but all were 41 mag. I cant find any reference
anywhere to a mod 57 44 mag, have you? Any info/help will be greatly appreciated. Some people that i have asked about it insinuates that I am handling the truth recklessly, but i am not, s/n n3668xx 6 inch barrel i have had 5 different dealers look at it and they all agreed that it has not been modified. All help will be great. Thanks
Semper Fi
I am new to forum and I have a question for you. I recently acquired a model 57 that is 44 magnum. I sent S&W a letter and they responded with mfg date 1976 in their factory but no other info. I have owned several mod 57 and still do but all were 41 mag. I cant find any reference
anywhere to a mod 57 44 mag, have you? Any info/help will be greatly appreciated. Some people that i have asked about it insinuates that I am handling the truth recklessly, but i am not, s/n n3668xx 6 inch barrel i have had 5 different dealers look at it and they all agreed that it has not been modified. All help will be great. Thanks
Semper Fi
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Brian41
Member
I think you did good and a fair price for it. I bought mine at better prices but it's been years too.
I saw a 8 3/8 Model 57 in presentation box with tools and looked unfired for $1050. I passed but have kicked myself now as I don't have one in that length. Wonder if the dealer still has it, doubt so?
I saw a 8 3/8 Model 57 in presentation box with tools and looked unfired for $1050. I passed but have kicked myself now as I don't have one in that length. Wonder if the dealer still has it, doubt so?
I consider myself very lucky to have purchased my 57's at good prices (as I stated in another thread). $650 for most and $750 for one. I know I could realize a profit by selling them but that is not the plan at this time. I have posted pictures of these guns in the past so I won't bore you with posting them again. I have all three barrel lengths with nickel finish (all no dash) that were $650x2 and the $750 one. Bottom line, I think $750 for a 6" blue could be a little high, but if the condition is right buy it. Good deals are out there but they are getting to be few and far between. You must try to get the price down any time, but if that is not in the cards get it and enjoy it. I know you will like it. I admit my prejudice for the .41 magnum. I really like mine!
OK, I will bore you with a repost of my 6" blue (gun only, $650). It was said to be unfired outside the factory but had a "trigger job". I replaced the trigger rebound spring that had been shortened. It has been shot now, quite a bit and what a gun!
OK, I will bore you with a repost of my 6" blue (gun only, $650). It was said to be unfired outside the factory but had a "trigger job". I replaced the trigger rebound spring that had been shortened. It has been shot now, quite a bit and what a gun!
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A little over a year ago I bought this S prefix 57 for $725, and that included the presentation case and never used correct tools. he gun was supposedly unfired, but when I received it, it had been fired a few times. No cylinder line on it when I bought it. It has the nicest case coloring on the hamer and trigger of any S&W I have ever owned. It is a darn accurate gun BTW-
Well, the fact that it had been "fired a few times" isn't a surprise. All of these revolvers were test-fired before they left the factory. When I bought my 6-inch Model 57 about 30 years ago, it came NIB but it had been fired. No big deal. At least you know it works. A soft tooth brush and some Hoppe's No. 9 will remove any power residue.
Indeed, any time I get a new gun, it ALWAYS gets a bath in No. 9 before it goes to the range. That removes any shipping oils that might gum up during an inaugural shooting session. It also seems to help keep the finish up to snuff.
I pick this one up today, a 57-1 with 6'' bbl and I believe it to be unfired although it has a faint turn line on it. The following pictures don't do it justice because of my bad photography. I paid 750 for is.
I get the impression you snapped these images with some kind of fish-eye lens because the barrel looks bent from the frame.
Vulcan Bob
Member
Here is a M57 Transition Nickel N877xxx . Picked it up last year for $500.00
Terry
Very nice! I have it's twin, paid the same price two years ago.
MODEL 57-1 vs model 57 no dash
I have a model 57-1, 6" barrel S/N N916848 nickel plated. Can any one give me any information about this gun, like when it was built, etc.
Also, what is the difference between a 57-1 and no dash gun? Is one better, more valued than another?
Thank you for any info.
I have a model 57-1, 6" barrel S/N N916848 nickel plated. Can any one give me any information about this gun, like when it was built, etc.
Also, what is the difference between a 57-1 and no dash gun? Is one better, more valued than another?
Thank you for any info.
