Model 60 Dash History

[wellthought1]

So, is the -9 the first iteration of the model 60 in .357 magnum?

 

[mikerjf]

60 no-dash came in both pinned and non-pinned (you’d think that change was worth a dash change)

60-7/on were heat-treated for +P

60-9/60-10 are 357 with no lock

 

[Hurryin' Hoosier]

I think it was the first 60 able to handle +P ammo!

I didn't think you guys were allowed to have handguns any more.

 

[rincar]

A Model 60 in at least a good condition is worth $ 300. 00. If not a lot more. If I had a chance to buy it, I would in a heartbeat.

 

[THE PILGRIM]

When the 60 ‘arrived’ it was in every Gun Magazine but not in any Gun Store that I visited.
So when I finally saw one, I bought it. It was actually the first one I ever saw.
It’s this one.

 

[CALREB]

I was reading an old June 1966 AR mag and saw this ad.

Still have my wife's old backup gun maybe its time to clean it up a bit.

 

[MrG5122]

A Model 60 in at least a good condition is worth $ 300. 00. If not a lot more. If I had a chance to buy it, I would in a heartbeat.

Note the date of the original post. Things have changed a bit.

 

[THE PILGRIM]

A while back I was watching the Car Wizard on YouTube.
He was speeding up the repairs on a DeLorean so he could go back in time to 2012 and buy parts for a Viper.
If I was in Kansas I could with him back in time and buy a $300 Model 60.

 

[wood714]

ANY nice Mod. 60 at that price is a "buy." Here is a picture of a Mod 60 no-dash "transitional" gun.

I have a odd model 60 no dash.

 

[hoss@fol43]

I have one of the 660 model 60-1's from a special run for Ashland made in 1985.

 

[1911-10MM]

I am assuming this was a special order.
60-7, 3", un-fluted cylinder,
BFY serial number, puts it at 1991

 

[Retired W4]

I am assuming this was a special order.
60-7, 3", un-fluted cylinder,
BFY serial number, puts it at 1991

It looks like something TALO would do.

 

[Zeabed]

Do you happen to know on the 60-7 what the "new heat treatment" is? Thanks

I have a 60-7 dated to 1994. A S&W buff replied to my question that "S&W began a heat treating package on the model 60 starting in 1990 with the 60-7 which made them +P rated." That's all I know. Based on that, I carry it with Hornady +P ammo. Just passing on what I was told by a source I considered reliable and knowledgeable.