Model 57 value
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redhawk444
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Thanks Jim,....Joel
Chubbo
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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
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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
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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.
JohnAC
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I was scratching my head wondering where all these cheap 57's were coming from, then I noticed this is pretty much a 5 year old thread.
My, how times have changed in a short period of time...
My, how times have changed in a short period of time...
captaint
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I don't know. A few weeks ago, I bought a no dash N serial #, 6 inch blue with pres box (needs work inside). It has 2 scratches and other than that, it's nearly unfired. I paid 735 - and I would have paid more. I bought this one as a shooter. I love 6" blue 57's.
charlie sherrill
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The bargains are out there but you can't find them when you're looking for them. The bargains I find are stuff I basically trip over when I'm not looking for anything in particular. As mentioned above, I'd rather pay a little more for something I really wanted than to waste time and money running around looking for it. Actually you can't pay too much for a good gun, but you might be buying it a little early. I've already got the gun you're looking at. If I didn't already have it I would pay $750.00 to get one.
Like Charlie, the best deals I've come across were by accident. I'm also at the point in life I have, by a small amount, more money than time, so I don't spend large amounts of time looking for a smoking hot deal.
So what if I paid a small premium for something I want to be able to enjoy right now.
I paid 750 last Sat. (5/16/15) for my 57 no dash nickel, 4" and feel that I got a fair deal. Did not steal but did not get taken. The 57's don't pop up everyday in south GA. But to me the value meter is if I want it and can afford it, past that it does not matter, as long as I am happy.
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fat tom
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Well,I've sold two 4" guns this year to forum members. One blue,one nickel. $950 each,no boxes,iirc. Really nice guns bring better prices. YMMV.
f.t.
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750 nowadays is more than a fair price for one in that kind of shape. Ihave a first year 4" that has some wear and pitting (spent some time on a sailboat in the Gulf of Alaska, was actually the owners survival gun after the boat sank!) with proper Cokes on it that I wouldn't sell for less than 850, and a nice later 57 no dash that I wouldn't sell for less than 8 bills. The value on EVERY S&W has jumped over the last two years, especially Nframes......
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I started a thread but figured id post it here also .... I guessing the answer will be in the $700-800 range but what is this gun worth? with 100 rounds in addition....ser # starts N774. I have the opportunity to trade my Kimber Pro CDP II .45 for it which was a 1300 gun when new but around 1000 now.
SuperMan
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Saw your other post...your gun is a 1980 vintage and with PC $850-1100 would be the going price at auction. So a trade for the Kimber would be reasonable...the price for the 57 however will increase far more than the Kimber will.
riderman...you 57-1...does it have a pinned barrel and or recessed chambers in the cylinder. You have a 1981-2 vintage gun when Smith was dropping the P&R features.
Bob
riderman...you 57-1...does it have a pinned barrel and or recessed chambers in the cylinder. You have a 1981-2 vintage gun when Smith was dropping the P&R features.
Bob
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So what is the difference between a 57 no dash and a -1?
Dash 1 removed the pinned barrel and recessed chambers. Also, according to SCSW cylinder length is shortened accordingly.
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