Model 67-1

[CajunBass]

I don't seem to see much about the Model 67 here for some reason. I suppose it get's lumped in with the Model 15? Or maybe I've just missed it because I haven't been looking for it.

I saw this one at the LGS not too long ago, and decided to bring it home. Seems to be in decent shape. The target stocks probably aren't original, but I'd have looked for a set anyway, since I like them a lot better than I do Magna's. And they look great. S/N 20KXXXX seems to indicate a date of 1977 according to the book.

Luckly I was able to find some small pistol primers recently at a "reasonable" price. I think I'll have to load some wadcutters this weekend.

 

[GypsmJim]

My 67-1 was made in 1978. It came with all papers and box, plus a box of ammo with 6 rounds fired. I guess the guy didn't like the gun after all.

It is the tightest revolver I ever saw and it shoots like a dream. All I added was a SS Tyler, and its quite comfortable even with magnas.

Paid $300 9 years ago.

 

[PeteC]

Personally, I think the 67 is a beautiful gun, and only suffers by comparison with the model 66, because it is not chambered for .357 magnum.

The 67-1 was issued to the Louisville Police Department, and it was one of the first two stainless K-frames I ever saw when I was a kid (not that anyone allowed me to shoot one at the time).

It went into production about two years later than the 64 and 66, and both of those have more variants to collect and talk about.

 

[PeteC]

Another comparison shot, this time with the Model 64...

 

[PALADIN85020]

I also have a 67-1, shipped in March, 1978. It was purchased from the estate of a 100-year-old man who bought it, probably new, and kept it for a house gun. He apparently never fired it, so it's as new. These are solid .38 special revolvers.

John


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[Birdhunter6]

Mine is a 67 no dash, probably shipped in '72. It has been my "new shooter da revolver" for decades.

I have many .38/.357s. J snubs, Ks, Ls and a '56 Pre 28, but the stainless Combat Masterpiece has put more lead in the berm than any other.

 

[boykinlp]

CajunBass and others, great 67's...All. I have a friend that bought a Model 67, not sure the dash number. His has the stainless sights. How long did they come that way. Thanks.
Larry

 

[PeteC]

...His has the stainless sights. How long did they come that way. Thanks.
Larry

Not long. Assuming the sights are original, it should be an early no dash model. They probably came that way for about a year, assuming that S&W switched the sights about the same time as on the Model 66. My model 66 with the stainless sights has a s/n that dates it to 1973, and the first year of the Model 67 was 1972).

The only way to tell for sure is to look up the s/n, or post the first few digits of your friend's s/n, and ask here.

edit:

Correction, they came with SS sights (and with the original gas ring) for at least two years, into 1974.

 

[Moo Moo]

Here is my Model 67-1.

 

[AveragEd]

I bought this no-dash Model 67 with no stocks for $300 - BUT it had been polished like a mirror so I paid my gunsmith $115 to go over it completely and restore the brushed finish. It's as tight as a never-fired revolver.

Ed

 

[PeteC]

The 67-nodash seems to be available mostly with a stainless rear sight assembly, and with a gas ring mounted on the cylinder. So much so, that I wonder if any were sold with the blued rear sight before the -1, and if any had the yoke mounted gas ring.

In other words, did the changes follow the Model 66 exactly, or was the story different for the Model 67? All I can get from the SCSW is that early production was with stainless sights., and that he 2nd gas ring change happened in 1977 for all models. That leaves a lot of wiggle room!

 

[Baxter6551]

My 67 no dash has the stainless rear sight but the blade was badly beat up. It was an old duty gun from somewhere and then served with an armored car company. As part of the "Combat Revolver" refurbish a new black rear sight blade was installed while the base is still stainless. Now bead blasted with some cocobola grips from the now gone Hogue auction site. Trigger face polished smooth. Great shooter deserving of the "Combat Masterpiece" name.

 

[robvious]

my 1973 67 no dash is just shooter status... but what a sweet shooter it is... great first "big" gun for new shooters.

 

[CH4]

I have a -1 sans P&R. Solid gun.

 

[nbedford]

I've had my 67 no dash for a few years. I had shot a model 15-3 for a spell, but not so much after the 67. Put a set of pachmayr grips on it for shooting. I use a Sharpie to blacken the sights when shootitng.

 

[Charlie Foxtrott]

I have been carrying a model 67 in an El Paso Saddlery Sky six rig.

For my daily carry for several years now.

 

[rbmac52]

I have a -1 sans P&R. Solid gun.

None of the Model 67s or Model 15s are recessed.

 

[DR505]

I do like my 67. Mine is a first year production no-dash variant. I bought it in 2013 for $350, or what would be $400 in today's dollars. Great shooter.

BTW - The snake was heading for my 3 year old who was kicking a soccer ball.

 

[Charlie Foxtrott]

They only counterbored the cylinders.

None of the Model 67s or Model 15s are recessed.

On the magnums and the rimfires.

 

[nbedford]

I do like my 67. Mine is a first year production no-dash variant. I bought it in 2013 for $350, or what would be $400 in today's dollars. Great shooter.

BTW - The snake was heading for my 3 year old who was kicking a soccer ball.

I got my no dash 67 two or three years ago, and figuring cash plus boot I reckon I have about $650 in mine. I think yours would be certainly that amount if not more now.

 

[91B40]

My 67 no dash has the stainless rear sight but the blade was badly beat up. It was an old duty gun from somewhere and then served with an armored car company. As part of the "Combat Revolver" refurbish a new black rear sight blade was installed while the base is still stainless. Now bead blasted with some cocobola grips from the now gone Hogue auction site. Trigger face polished smooth. Great shooter deserving of the "Combat Masterpiece" name.

The Wife's Model 67 no dash has a blued rear sight assembly and the red ramp front sight. It dates from 1975 and is ex-law enforcement (Yolo County, CA). Who knows whether the rear sight was changed before we bought it in 1992? I agree; the M-67 is a Masterpiece!

 

[PeteC]

The Wife's Model 67 no dash has a blued rear sight assembly and the red ramp front sight. It dates from 1975 and is ex-law enforcement (Yolo County, CA). Who knows whether the rear sight was changed before we bought it in 1992? I agree; the M-67 is a Masterpiece!

If I understand the question, the sight was changed from stainless to blued, sometime in 1974. If your gun dates to 1975, it would have had a red ramp and blue rear sight from the factory.

From looking at examples online, by s/n 6k58368, ~middle of 1974 production, the rear sight was blue, and the front sight had a red insert.

edit: As anther curiosity, does your gun have the gas ring on the yoke or on the cylinder? According to the SCSW, the gas ring was switched to the cylinder in 1977, along with the Model 66, but it seems to be on the cylinder on my 67 no-dash as well as others, so I am wondering if it was ever on the yoke on any model 67.

 

[mtnkln]

I bought an unfired, with all documentation 67 from a store owner that had set up at a gun show. Never used it; sold it to a local fellow; bought it back unfired, then traded it! I hope I am not the only one that does things like this!

 

[CajunBass]

I bought an unfired, with all documentation 67 from a store owner that had set up at a gun show. Never used it; sold it to a local fellow; bought it back unfired, then traded it! I hope I am not the only one that does things like this!

Naw...I used to do it all the time. I have owned, not one...not two...but THREE, 4" Model 24-3's (44 Special) over the years. One with the box and papers. I let them all get away.

And that's just one "sad story." (que the tiny violins)

 

[boykinlp]

I bought an unfired, with all documentation 67 from a store owner that had set up at a gun show. Never used it; sold it to a local fellow; bought it back unfired, then traded it! I hope I am not the only one that does things like this!

Only if you buy it back again!
Larry

 

[mtnkln]

Beautiful revolvers here. I bought one at a gun show from a fellow that had a store in this area. Unfired with all it came with. Sold it w/o using, bought it back in same condition...traded at a another store. Think about this often. How many times should we have kept it...having 2 model 15's at the same time, guess I did not think I needed it.

 

[Buford57]

I bought a NOS no dash for my then-fiance in 1979. She thought an artillery Luger made a good house gun. I felt more comfortable (or comforted) with her relying on the S&W. I still have the girl, she still has the gun and although it is not her EDC, she still uses it to qualify. It has worn Pachmayer Gripper Professionals since they hit the market. She lets me clean it, but not shoot it.

 

[DR505]

Beautiful revolvers here. I bought one at a gun show from a fellow that had a store in this area. Unfired with all it came with. Sold it w/o using, bought it back in same condition...traded at a another store. Think about this often. How many times should we have kept it...having 2 model 15's at the same time, guess I did not think I needed it.

What is this "need" of which you speak? Also, I had no idea people actually sell their guns...what devilry is this?

 

[white cloud]

My wife has a 67 and it is amazingly easy to shoot well. I am no "combat handgun" guru but hitting what you are shooting at seems important.

 

[RSBH44]

I enjoy reloading some wad cutters and spending the afternoon shooting my 67 ND along side my wife with her mod. 15

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