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I posted about this over on the The Lounge ( http://smith-wessonforum.com/eve/forums?a=tpc&f=500103904&m=6391033823 ) and there were some pretty funny guesses as to what I was getting myself into.
I went over to the lady's home last night with my friend. She didn't even know that her husband (who had passed away) had any firearms.
I almost laughed when I saw the first one. A Jennings .22 in the box. I don't think these are worth much at all, does anyone know?
I think there may be a second magazine for it somewhere because the box says it came with two mags and there are 6 rounds missing from the box of CCI Stingers....
The second gun is in perfect condition. It's an OMC .380 Back-Up. There was the original receipt from 1976, along with this 1976 copy of Handguns Annual which has a review of Harry Sandford's little police back-up gun. There was the obligatory box of .380's too. The box, however, was not full.... I wonder if there is any collectibility with these Back-Ups?
Last, but certainly not least, was a Smith & Wesson Model 10 (no dash) with the 2" barrel. It was in a Bucheimer holster. According to the SCSW3, this gun was made between 1957-1958. I bet it was carried by a Chicago PD desk Sgt because they commonly packed the short barrel (because the 4" barrel poked the chair they sat in all day) in this type of holster. It came with a full box of ammo. The beautiful old polished blue is amazing. There are some nicks and dings and some pretty good wear on the cylinder. The bottom of the grips (serial numbered to the gun) have some whacks on them too. But overall, the finish is very nice to look at with just honest carry wear.
The inside, however, is perfect. The bore is super bright and shiny without a mark inside it. The revolver is tight and works perfectly.
I don't know much about this era of S&W Model 10's. Is there any desire for the 2" barrel No Dash .38's like this?
It sure is a neat gun. The medium sized K frame with the square butt feels sort of odd in my hands with the snub nosed barrel. I'm used to my J frame .38 or my K frame Model 19.
The lady just wanted them out of the house. I bought all three and took everything away for her. She was very thankful and didn't want any money, but I paid her anyway.
-Steve
I went over to the lady's home last night with my friend. She didn't even know that her husband (who had passed away) had any firearms.
I almost laughed when I saw the first one. A Jennings .22 in the box. I don't think these are worth much at all, does anyone know?
I think there may be a second magazine for it somewhere because the box says it came with two mags and there are 6 rounds missing from the box of CCI Stingers....
The second gun is in perfect condition. It's an OMC .380 Back-Up. There was the original receipt from 1976, along with this 1976 copy of Handguns Annual which has a review of Harry Sandford's little police back-up gun. There was the obligatory box of .380's too. The box, however, was not full.... I wonder if there is any collectibility with these Back-Ups?
Last, but certainly not least, was a Smith & Wesson Model 10 (no dash) with the 2" barrel. It was in a Bucheimer holster. According to the SCSW3, this gun was made between 1957-1958. I bet it was carried by a Chicago PD desk Sgt because they commonly packed the short barrel (because the 4" barrel poked the chair they sat in all day) in this type of holster. It came with a full box of ammo. The beautiful old polished blue is amazing. There are some nicks and dings and some pretty good wear on the cylinder. The bottom of the grips (serial numbered to the gun) have some whacks on them too. But overall, the finish is very nice to look at with just honest carry wear.
The inside, however, is perfect. The bore is super bright and shiny without a mark inside it. The revolver is tight and works perfectly.
I don't know much about this era of S&W Model 10's. Is there any desire for the 2" barrel No Dash .38's like this?
It sure is a neat gun. The medium sized K frame with the square butt feels sort of odd in my hands with the snub nosed barrel. I'm used to my J frame .38 or my K frame Model 19.
The lady just wanted them out of the house. I bought all three and took everything away for her. She was very thankful and didn't want any money, but I paid her anyway.
-Steve
