I had Keith Deluxe Edition EMK0013.
Did not know what I had. Have never really liked commemoratives because I thought if you shot them it would decrease the value.
Gun originally belonged to my dad. Went to my sister after his death.
She gave the gun to me a few years ago. Was missing the display case and had a little rust under the grips.
There was a time when I had lost interest in my guns. Was not shooting them, was not even looking at them.
Needed some money for a house remodel, so sold a good number of guns.
Looked this gun up in the Blue Book I had at the time. Did not realize there was a deluxe version. Ivory grips and gold inlays for the first 100 guns. Did not have the case and the rust under the grips that I tried to clean up. Was not sure the grips were ivory. Looked about like some faux ivory I have seen. Decided I would take $1000. When I sold it the guy asked me about a presentation case I had. Said if it fit the gun I would give it to him. It fit. Might have been the correct case. Had a rectangular shaped opening in the top . Maybe the Keith medallion had been removed.
After the sale I began to have regrets.
My dad's favorite number was 13. Elmer Keith was one of his heroes. The Model 29 with 4-inch barrel was one of his favorite guns.
There was a guy named Roy Jinks that collected guns with the number 13. He was employed at S&W at the time and was able to buy number 13 on every new model that came out.
He and my dad were friends. Dad was a gun store owner and a gun writer. Met Roy at the firearms trade shows and they struck up a friendship. Occasionally a gun would come out and Roy either did not want it or maybe was short on funds. He offered some of these guns to my dad. The two I know of that he got were the first Model 645 and the Keith Commemorative.
Did not know what I had. Have never really liked commemoratives because I thought if you shot them it would decrease the value.
Gun originally belonged to my dad. Went to my sister after his death.
She gave the gun to me a few years ago. Was missing the display case and had a little rust under the grips.
There was a time when I had lost interest in my guns. Was not shooting them, was not even looking at them.
Needed some money for a house remodel, so sold a good number of guns.
Looked this gun up in the Blue Book I had at the time. Did not realize there was a deluxe version. Ivory grips and gold inlays for the first 100 guns. Did not have the case and the rust under the grips that I tried to clean up. Was not sure the grips were ivory. Looked about like some faux ivory I have seen. Decided I would take $1000. When I sold it the guy asked me about a presentation case I had. Said if it fit the gun I would give it to him. It fit. Might have been the correct case. Had a rectangular shaped opening in the top . Maybe the Keith medallion had been removed.
After the sale I began to have regrets.
My dad's favorite number was 13. Elmer Keith was one of his heroes. The Model 29 with 4-inch barrel was one of his favorite guns.
There was a guy named Roy Jinks that collected guns with the number 13. He was employed at S&W at the time and was able to buy number 13 on every new model that came out.
He and my dad were friends. Dad was a gun store owner and a gun writer. Met Roy at the firearms trade shows and they struck up a friendship. Occasionally a gun would come out and Roy either did not want it or maybe was short on funds. He offered some of these guns to my dad. The two I know of that he got were the first Model 645 and the Keith Commemorative.
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