model 66-1 2 1/2 inch value
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Sailfish 40
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Grips are not original but a -1 should be pinned and recessed. i would be a buyer at $600. may be worth closer to $700 though.
THE PILGRIM
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I wouldn't sweat those grips that much. These guns are getting higher in price and harder to find as time rolls on.
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if you feel the price is right dont let the grips keep you from buying it. you can easily buy a set of period correct grips here or on ebay. probably for less than $50.
Not a bummer: great gun, the original grips (magnas) frankly aren't all that great, and now you have a bargaining chip.
Don't know what "great shape" means to you, but if it's an NRA "very good" to "excellent", $600 give or take is a good price.
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if you can meet in the middle at $625 by all means buy it.
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I sold this S&W 66-2 on St. Patrick's Day for $650.00. No box, papers, but included a RH Bianchi Shadow 8L holster.
Why do you think the pinned and recessed features are a bummer? Most collectors will pay a premium for a P. & R. revolver. Factory grips should be magnas. I paid a little less than $600.00 for my 2 1/2" M 66-1 about a year ago.
I think OP was confirming that it's pinned and recessed, then saying it's a bummer the grips aren't original.
If it's mechanically sound, in spec and relatively fresh, and cosmetically clean, that's actually not a bad price. If it's a model you particularly want, it ain't getting cheaper.
Use these to help assess condition:
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B6F...hLWE4YzMtOTdmN2YwNmY4NzM2/edit?hl=en_US&pli=1
The National Firearms Museum: Evaluating Firearms Condition
Buy it!
Where I live (Vermont) there is a lack of S&W revolvers in gun shops, and so I never hesitate or waver over 50-75 bucks in price......
They will not go DOWN in price, so if you ever want to sell....you can.
Where I live (Vermont) there is a lack of S&W revolvers in gun shops, and so I never hesitate or waver over 50-75 bucks in price......
They will not go DOWN in price, so if you ever want to sell....you can.
KLYDE
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I've been hitting three different shops regularly. Not one used S&W has come into any of these 3 shops in just about a month. Guns are scarce. My neck of the woods it would be priced at $800. If you like it and it checks out pay the price and be happy. A great gun.
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markyboy57
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That is a good price in my area for a -1, 2.5". It's not worth losing over $50. If the prices keep going up at the present rate, in a year or two it will be worth quite a bit more.
I'm sorry, yes I was referring to the grips not being original. I think the pinned and recessed models are great.
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trashy
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I agree with the majority, I would not lose it over $25 - $50, if I really wanted it. I have a 2 1/2" no dash that I don't believe I'd sell for $650. Dicker first, but get it.
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What do you guys think a non-P&R 2-1/2" Model 66 is worth today? I have a -4 I bought several years ago and am curious as to its current value. It was and remains absolutely like new but I don't have a box. It wore Pachmayr rubber grips when I bought it but those have since been replaced with a nicely-figured set of genuine S&W combats. I also have two new S&W Hogue Monogrips for it; one Bantam and one round-to-square conversion.
I'm not a snubbie fan and bid on it only to get the auction started. Since the seller's price seemed low, I figured it would take off from there but I was surprised when I was the lone bidder. Since I still haven't shot it and have no interest in doing so, I might free up some gun-buying capital.
Ed
I'm not a snubbie fan and bid on it only to get the auction started. Since the seller's price seemed low, I figured it would take off from there but I was surprised when I was the lone bidder. Since I still haven't shot it and have no interest in doing so, I might free up some gun-buying capital.
Ed
Although p&r models still command a little more of a premium, I'm seeing a narrowing of the cost gap lately between p&r and non-p&r, with the nons catching up. It all seems to be coming down to pre-MIM and lock and post-MIM and lock eras.
An NRA "perfect" 66-4 (the last non-MIMs) I think warrants as much as an NRA "very good" to "excellent" pinned and recessed 66; a $600 to $700 revolver, all depending.
The round butt factory combats, in comparably excellent condition, are regularly averaging $200 on eBay.
fungunnin
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I think current market is between $500 and $800 depending on condition and getting lucky.
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AveragEd
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Here is a photo from my gun's auction and a current one with its Model 66 kin.
It's as clean as a new one - maybe cleaner - and there isn't a mark to be found.
Ed
It's as clean as a new one - maybe cleaner - and there isn't a mark to be found.
Ed
southflorida-law
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Beginning of the year I bought a 66-3 (2 1/2) and I love that gun. I like the way it carries better than my Sig 239.
cobretti
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He probably read this thread...
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