New to me Model 67 no dash

[Critch]

So, yesterday a lady I have known forever gave me her deceased husbands Model 67. He was a retired police officer, and passed away in 1990, but I do not believe this was his service weapon. He was a detective in the late 60s and this model did not come out until 1972, the year I graduated high school. I checked with some officers who worked with him and none of them remember them being issued or authorized to carry a Model 67. So, it's probably just one he bought. It's a very nice pistol, lots of drawer gunk but clean and very functional...very accurate also. I shot 50+ rounds yesterday afternoon and it shot really well...also, I really like those grips...I don't know who made them, but they are smooth, but with just enough purchase to handle the pistol well. I will clean them up a bit. It's serial #3K8xxx, so I'm guessing 73-74, maybe even a bit later. I'm a fool for redheaded cheerleaders and K-Frames...both have cost me a lot of money.

 

[Critch]

I'm having a terrible time getting my phone camera to talk to my computer...so here's another picture.

 

[rwt1405]

What a great, and beautiful, revolver!

Enjoy!

 

[Critch]

Unlatching the cylinder is not a real smooth operation, it feels like it's catching just a bit at the back. it might smooth out with use.

 

[Jack Flash]

That is a fine one.

What makes you think the stocks aren't factory?
I'm not expert, but I would think they are S&W Smooth Football Targets. Or Presentation Targets or whatever S&W called them that day.

 

[bulletslap]

It appears to be an early no dash with stainless rear sight and no front sight insert ?

 

[Critch]

The grips may be factory, but doing a Google search of images I don't find any grips like that in pictures...they may just have been an obscure item. They are a very dense walnut I believe, but cracks are starting to appear on the insides of the grips, which tells me they are probably as old as the pistol. Also, they have shrunk some and they don't quite match up with the backstrap. Very nice grips however.

 

[crazyphil]

Here's my model 67 no dash. It had lots of scratches and pits when I got
it, so I had my gunsmith bead blast it. I like the results. While he had it
he also put the red insert in the front sight. I like the Uncle Mike's Craig
Spegel designed Butler Creek made stocks. On the right is the 67 in one
of it's favorite rides. Myres Model 624. The silver dollar belt
buckle is my birth year 1935.

 

[swagmeister]

A great looking old Smith!!! The holster is not bad either. Enjoy your new toy.

 

[Skyhunter]

Nice revolver and Nice Lady! I'm sure her husband would approve of your gift.
I too have a no dash 67, but the grips are much smaller and numbered to the gun. I've thought about getting the red insert addded and maybe changing out the stainless rear sight (it can be troublesome to see in the sunshine!)
It's hard not to like a K frame Smith in .38 Special!

WYT-P
Skyhunter

 

[PALADIN85020]

Here's my 67-1, vintage of April, 1978. I obtained it from the estate of a neighbor who passed away at age 100 a few years ago. It's in perfect unfired condition; I'm pretty sure it was kept in a sock drawer as a "house gun." The red ramp front sight and black rear sight are distinguished from the no-dash version.

I had one many years ago when I was a neophyte reloader, and I bulged the cylinder with a massive overcharge. The thing held together, and I learned to read the powder scale more accurately since then! I sold the gun, stating that it needed a new cylinder.

These are some of the best .38 special K-frames ever made.

John

 

[Birdhunter6]

My no dash has a really smooth action. Had a chance to buy it cheap many years ago. It will NEVER go away. The Combat Masterpiece configuration is the K at it's very best.

 

[bigmoose]

Gotta love the model 67. One of my absolute favorites. Beautiful gun, OP, with outstanding stocks.

 

[USBP SW]

Your grips look like the smooth rosewood grips I used to buy in the seventies. They used to sell Smith and Wesson accessory target grips in a blister pack. The model 67 was the least expensive used revolver in the Smith and Wesson line for several years. I finally broke down and bought what appears to be an unfired dash something with the red insert. It has a very smooth action and at $200, I wondered why it took me so long to take the plunge. Enjoy your wonderful 67, they are a treasure.

 

[ColdSpring`]

From one USAF bb stacker to another...

Great looking gun, enjoy the heck out of it!

Oh, & I hear you on the redheaded cheerleaders

 

[glenwolde]

Unlatching the cylinder is not a real smooth operation, it feels like it's catching just a bit at the back. it might smooth out with use.

Check the ejector rod, it may have come unscrewed a bit. It should be a left-hand thread. Also check that front locking pin moves freely. I've had both happen to me.

 

[bananaman]

My no dash was shipped in 1973. It's serial # is 5K193xx. Of course the early ones had the all stainless rear sights. My wife was at the gun club with me one day. She shot it, and claimed it for herself. {I let her think that}
The stocks look good on your clean 67! The only pics of mine are not that good, but posting them. Bob

 

[Moo Moo]

Here is my 67-1 that I purchased last year.

 

[Green Frog]

The 67 is just a stainless Combat Masterpiece with all that means. Due to the evil concepts of finite funds and "you can't keep them all" I sold one I bought as a donor for a project gun when the project went off in another direction. Although it cleaned up nicely and shot as well as expected, I didnt need that one so I sold it for a small profit. OTOH, it would surely provide pride of ownership if I still had it.

Froggie

 

[raylan007]

M67 ND, just as difficult to pass on as my M15's

Another M67 ND, simple but elegant.