MCorps0311
US Veteran
Sweet deal congrats!
My ugly duckling Model 19
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Dead on! Those are indeed the sights.
I think you might just be a bit thrown by how large the grips are, the upper screw goes under the frame, not through it thankfully.
RobertJ.
Member
Nice!
Tackle box gun!
Tackle box gun!
Here's what $320 worth of Model 19 looks like:
I've never used these kind of rubber grips before, but they feel surprisingly great.
Probably not worth a thread but just a reminder to always be hunting for deals, the po-surp smiths aren't as common as they were (and will be getting less so), but they're still out there.
What year is it? Any known history on it?
Only known history is that it was a police gun that was traded in.
Serial is ABL73xx which a cursory googling suggests should give me a manufacture year of 1983.
I bought a new in the box 4 inch blue 19 for a little over $100. And I traded it later for a nickel 2.5 19 which I later traded for a Python. That I sold for about $200.
In 1977......
In 1977......
ShivasIrons
Member
I like it! Love guns that have a story to tell.
Finally got it out and it shot like a laser, very happy with it, though I'll be swapping out those Davis grips when I get home. They feel great in the hand but they make the revolver sit way higher up which leads the gun to flip up much more than I'd prefer.
It's a nice gun, a little worn but still nice. If it were mine I would probably have it hard chromed though and it would no longer be an ugly duckling.
I've had a few worn guns and sent them back to the factory for refurb. Have always wanted one hard chromed.
I've had a few worn guns and sent them back to the factory for refurb. Have always wanted one hard chromed.
HamHands
Member
My thoughts exactly as scratching a case number into the sideplate was a common practice back then or even now. Usually there are more numbers but it could have been from a small town with little crime. Or it could not be anything evidence room related at all. Even still, that's a hot revolver OP! I'd switch the grips to something more traditional but that's just me. Nice score either way!
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It's some PD specific number, it was part of a batch of issued police trade ins similarly equipped and marked.
I'm generally of the opinion that Smiths produced in numbers as large as the 19 have nice examples cheap enough that it's not really worth refurbing/putting a new finish on this versus just selling it and buying a nicer one if I hated the finish. Luckily I don't mind having one somebody's already put the first scratches in.
Alk8944
US Veteran
Looks more like a Millett.
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