New guy with Old S&W

[FWest]

I wouldn't mind just owning the box.

Going up for sale so you could be the next owner.

 

[Old TexMex]

Going up for sale so you could be the next owner.

Wait... What?...

 

[2quads]

This will show you what I know about it! I didn't know Smith made a 7 shot back then? And did someone stretch that 3.5" barrel?
Dick

That was my first thought.

 

[Mickey D]

Ok, how many just went to the Market Place?

 

[H P Bushrod]

I've always wanted one of those M-frame guns. Thanks for sharing the pics. She's a beauty.

 

[FWest]

Well, the prospective buyer believes the pistol has been refinished. I am very surprised by this information due to the gun being owned by a non shooter for the last 40 years.
How can I find out definitively ?

 

[Hondo44]

Well, the prospective buyer believes the pistol has been refinished. I am very surprised by this information due to the gun being owned by a non shooter for the last 40 years.
How can I find out definitively ?

THAT GUN IS NOT REFINISHED.
Besides all the other telltale signs;
still in original box,
original old finish flaking of the blue in places which can't be faked,
factory polishing patterns under the bluing,
no evidence of repolishing on sharp edges,
no obvious wear,
original color case hardening on hammer, trigger and extractor rod knobs,
almost pristene stocks,
no factory rework stampings, etc., etc.,
notice the two pins on left side of frame are still domed or rounded. Those are always flattened if not finished at the factory! It's clearly a righteous gun to anyone who knows anything about old Smiths.

No need to say more except to pass this on to your prospective buyer. If not convinced pass on him and find a knowledgeable buyer.

 

[FWest]

Thanks for the information.

 

[FWest]

I have the gun back now and am in the process of re posting it for sale. Thanks to Hondo44 and the members who PM'd me and provided me great information.