New acquisition - Model 10-5

[JP@AK]

Hi
I was fortunate enough to pick this up yesterday from an estate sale. The price was right and the thing appears to be ANIB. Only the documents (warranty card is present) and oil paper are missing. Serial number indicates shipment in 1968.
In all the years I've owned S&W revolvers, this is my first Model 10-5. It has to ship from far across the country, so I have not held it in my hands yet. Should be here in about a week!

I'll take my own photos when it gets home. Will post some in place of these.

Okay. Old (seller's) pictures are now gone. The gun arrived at my FFL friend's shop this morning and I brought the little darlin' home.
Here are some photos I shot this evening, as promised.

Notice that the tool package has never been opened.

Here she is pictured in a Jordan-designed swivel holster by Safety Speed, of Montebello, California.

 

[coltle6920]

Looking forward to pics when it arrives.I'm sure you'll love it! I bought mine back in late December.

 

[fyimo]

Congratulations on the purchase as I have a Model 10-5 with 6 inch barrel that was my Dad's that was made in 1968 and it's a great revolver.

I liked it so much I bought a 4 inch 10-5 ;like your and it's a great shooter.

 

[kaaskop49]

atttn JP@AK

Hi JP, you dug my post on the 4-J frame thread last week. Appreciate your like. You've had an interesting career vis a vis travel (and haggling). Would be fun chatting with you over a beer someday!

Now I get to rag you. Great gun, that 10. Why didn't you buy all four...??

Everybody getting all excited about buying a mint or LNIB/ANIB 10... What's with these folks? If I knew, I would say. I'm a J-hound as every regular knows and even I get excited about a 10/64! As I've said, nothing feels better in the hand than a 10/64 4" HB with magnas and a grip adapter.

 

[JP@AK]

Why didn't you buy all four...??

Ummm . . . because there was only one for sale???

I'd love to take you up on the beer offer. I'm hoping one of these years to make it to an annual meeting.

Thanks for the feedback!

 

[blackdeuce]

Very nice. Congrats.

I'm curious. Is the bag for the tool kit sealed? It seems that model 10s shipped without mops, but I haven't been able to confirm this for certain. I bought a LNIB 10-8 that had everything but the tool kit so I'm trying to figure out what it should be.

 

[JP@AK]

I'm curious. Is the bag for the tool kit sealed?

It looks like it in the photos. I'll try to remember to let you know when it arrives. I've been curious about that myself!

 

[kaaskop49]

Jack, no screwdriver? Thought all Smiths of that era had a screwdriver in that toolbag.

 

[tekarra]

Very nice 10.

 

[JP@AK]

Jack, no screwdriver? Thought all Smiths of that era had a screwdriver in that toolbag.

No. The SAT was only provided with revolvers that had adjustable sights. That's why it was called a Sight Adjustment Tool (SAT).

 

[Mike McLellan]

Nice. I recently got my hands on a 10-5 myself. I sure those guns. I'm gonna have to ride down to Palmer one of these days to say, "Hi".

 

[O2Guy]

I'm a sucker for a Model 10! I've got two 10-5's, one square, one round.

 

[wft0461]

Can't beat a mod 10, I just got a 10-5, 2 in barrel, with round butt, and the ser# date it between 73-74 found it in a local pawn shop.
love it. enjoy them all.
bill

 

[JP@AK]

Very nice, O2Guy
That round butt 4" is a dandy. I may have to look out for one of those. I don't guess they are as easy to find as the square butt version. My wife has had a round butt 2" Model 64 for nearly 40 years. That's as close as I've come to owning one.
I did once own a Model 10-6. Sold it a long time ago. Nothing wrong with it, the other guy just needed it more than I did.
I have to admit that while I understand the practicality of the heavy barrel on the Model 10, I like the aesthetics of the tapered barrel much better. If I am only going to have one Model 10, I believe it would be the 10-5 (which is exactly why I just bought one). All my other M&P revolvers are too old to have model numbers. And that's okay with me too.

 

[salt8]

Very nice.

 

[The Real Hawkeye]

I snagged one like that about five years ago. If memory serves, I paid $450.00 for it. Mine came with the box, too.

 

[22hipower]

I picked up this 10-8 as NIB last week and posted about it, really about the cleaning kit, but didn't get much response. My question was about the tool kit, when did S&W stop including them and when did they stop including the mop? Since that relates to your 10-5 post I thought I'd show this again. The kit in the picture is sealed and presumably came with the gun and box; box is numbered to the gun and everything seems as new. So, S&W was putting the kit without a mop in the model 10 boxes at least until around 1986.

Jeff
SWCA #1457

 

[The Real Hawkeye]

I picked up this 10-8 as NIB last week and posted about it, really about the cleaning kit, but didn't get much response. My question was about the tool kit, when did S&W stop including them and when did they stop including the mop? Since that relates to your 10-5 post I thought I'd show this again. The kit in the picture is sealed and presumably came with the gun and box; box is numbered to the gun and everything seems as new. So, S&W was putting the kit without a mop in the model 10 boxes at least until around 1986.

Jeff
SWCA #1457

I still have some of those S&W mops from revolvers I bought in the early 1980s. They're dirty from use and in my cleaning supply box.

PS I love that configuration in a model 10. Likely the best configuration available for concealed carry (even if the snubby is cooler looking). I have a very nice snubby Model 10, but what I carry is my Model 13, which looks just about like your Model 10, i.e., three inch heavy barrel and round butt. It's my avatar.

 

[JP@AK]

I'm gonna have to ride down to Palmer one of these days to say, "Hi".

Yes! Do it. I'll buy you lunch and we can talk about all things Smith & Wesson.

 

[JP@AK]

what I carry is my Model 13, which looks just about like your Model 10, i.e., three inch heavy barrel and round butt.

Since you like the K frame .357 with a round butt, how about one of these?