Model 67-1

c.w. said:
I had an idea that this was something special when I picked it up...but I had no clue until I checked the "big book". It came with shooting stars, but I was able to wrangle a set of target stocks (which needed a little work). During a quicky visit to the range, it proved it's worth...lots of fun, and a good looker too!
thanks for playing...any comments?
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C.W.;

Your 67 no dash is a beautiful specimen! It looks brand new! Did you buy it NIB or was it slightly used but still looking pristine? Also, I love the wood graining and the darker wood of those target stocks!

I think that the model 67 is one of S&W's best effort's! I found a NIB 67 no dash about four years ago and just tucked it away in my safe. Then, 2 years ago I found another 67 no dash NIB that was shipped a little later than the first one and this one came out of the factory with the black/blue rear sight.
 
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Bigun: I purchased my 67 used from an old time sports store in Middletown. It is about an hr. trip for me but once there it is like stepping back in time..."Pops" lets me go behind the counter and go through all the spare grips...some times I even buy some! Nice people there. I spent a lot of time cleaning and polishing the 67 and refinishing the stocks. Once the varnish is carefully removed, I use some lindseed oil and rub it in by hand...by the way it shoots great!
thanks for playing! c.w.
 
I guess I'll show my sweetheart!!
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Hello all! Newbie here, but just wanted to show off my recently acquired revolver. S&W Mod. 67-1 (Feb 1979). It came with the original papers, box and cleaning kit. Only 3 boxes of ammo have ran through it. I bought it for $300. Not too shabby huh! :) (please click on the thumbnail for large image)
 

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Welcome to the forum. Not too shabby is a gross understatement.
 
Thanks! I bought it from the original owner. Glad it's in my hands now. The thing is though, he wanted to sell it to buy a .22 pistol!!??!! :eek:
 
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since we are doing the 67 post thing ,here is my only one. good story with this one ,walked into a shop i use to frequent looking for some thing entirely different. didn't find what i was looking for and right before i left looked over the counter and saw in a box a butt sticking up (lol) with no grips on it. asked what it was and he pulled it out ,a 67-1 with a broken hammer on it and a broken rear sight blade. we back and forthed,for about 10 minutes on price ,and out the door i went for a few dollars under $125. gave it to one of my best friends ,who is a gun smith and refused to take money for the work from me,found the grips and tyler for another $25 ,and there you have it.for me ,with the small grips and the t on it one of the best pointing smiths i have .
 

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Shurb, $300 was a smoking deal for a 67-1 like yours! The model 67 is one of my all time favorites, but unfortunately I only have one. I'd have many more if I could find them for $300. Those are nice target stocks too, and are worth $75 to $100 on there own up here in northern Virginia. Your 67 may have originally come with magna stocks, as others have mentioned, and really make a 67 look like the classic S&W revolver dressed that way. Just my opinion, though.
 
Question to you guys...do you think I should leave it at it's original luster? or should I go all out and buff it to a nickel shine? Once again, it's already been shot, so it's not holding NIB value. Thoughts?
 
Skinner, I just hand polished my 67 no dash with Flitz. It is personal preference. You are not causing damage to it. Mine looks alot better than when I bought it a month ago. If you machine buffed with the wrong compound, then you could cause harm! Bob
 
S&Wskinner said:
Question to you guys...do you think I should leave it at it's original luster? or should I go all out and buff it to a nickel shine? Once again, it's already been shot, so it's not holding NIB value. Thoughts?
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Deciding to polish a stainless gun like yours is going to be a decision that will surely haunt many people in the future.....

I'm a collector who has followed S&W's for decades and I believe I can say polished guns are and will receive much more scrutiny than original finish guns.

The problem is so much cosmetic abuse can be covered up by unscrupulous sellers that it will become very difficult to sell them using pictures, especially over the internet.

Many collectors are already seeing guns portrayed as NIB or near NIB when in fact they have had many, many rounds fired through them for many. many years. Consider that even a S&W factory re-blue or re-nickle can have a negative impact on a guns value.

A revolver like your 67-1 from the P&R period has already achieved collector status to many people. Keeping it that way will enhance the value over time..

I don't say this to denigrate people who have chosen to polish their stainless guns. That's their choice. Simply as a "heads up" to be considered when we make any modification to any quality handgun, especially current low production and potentially collectable ones...

JMHO
 
Thanks for the advice guys! I will keep it the way it is...in it's original luster. Just never know what the next few decades might make of it. :)
 
Hello everyone!

I have a question about my 67-1. Firing it in double action is no problem. But whenever you try to manually cock the hammer, it won't stay back. So basically it's a DAO revolver.

Anybody know why that is?

The place that sold it to me said it used to belong to a police officer, so I assumed it was a special production run. The serial is AWA7XXX.

Thank you in advance. :)
 
I could only find this pic of the 67 and 66.
I recently picked up a dash 1 but it is unpinned with a 3 letter serial prefix.
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AkSaber said:
Hello everyone!

I have a question about my 67-1. Firing it in double action is no problem. But whenever you try to manually cock the hammer, it won't stay back. So basically it's a DAO revolver.

Anybody know why that is?

The place that sold it to me said it used to belong to a police officer, so I assumed it was a special production run. The serial is AWA7XXX.

Thank you in advance. :)
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It could be a double-action-only (DAO) conversion. Some LE agencies required DAO for duty guns. Some of the conversions were done by the agency armorer. Depending on how it's had the single action neutered, it may be a little or a lot costly to return to SA/DA trigger action.

If you intend to use the 67 DA only, then leave it alone and shoot it as-is.
 
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