S&W Letter question.

[fofoguy]

I'm in the process of selling a S&W revolver. I recently bought a Letter for it from the S&W Historical folks.
My name and address is on the letter head.
My question is, do I keep my name and address on the letter or redact it?

 

[mchom]

Just use a sharpie to redact your info

 

[bigwagon]

Even with a sharpie, the original type under it is usually still visible. If you are really paranoid about it, the only way to truly redact is to mark it out and then make a photocopy.

 

[Hair Trigger]

I'm in the process of selling a S&W revolver. I recently bought a Letter for it from the S&W Historical folks.
My name and address is on the letter head.
My question is, do I keep my name and address on the letter or redact it?

Are you talking about redacting it to photo it for an online post, or redacting it when you sell the gun?

When you upload a picture of it to your computer you can use the photo software to blank out what you don't want made public. I did it for the Letters I've posted here and elsewhere.

If you don't want your name to show if you sell the gun and send the letter with it, use an indelible ink (Sharpie will do) but black out both sides of the paper where your name/address is. Plan B would be to cut that section out of the paper. The letters are not typed, so the words should not make impressions in the paper that can be seen.

 

[ken158]

Office supply stores sell a little rubber wheel on a handle pre-inked with squiggly looking marks that you roll over any printing you want redacted.

 

[Club Gun Fan]

I'm in the process of selling a S&W revolver. I recently bought a Letter for it from the S&W Historical folks.
My name and address is on the letter head.
My question is, do I keep my name and address on the letter or redact it?

Send the ORGINAL back to me. Include the new owners name after you sell it. I'll redo the letter with his/her name and mail it out.
Don

 

[gmborkovic]

Wow, what a great benefit to all of us. thanks, Don.

 

[mchom]

This is the best way!

Problem solved
Thanks Don

Send the ORGINAL back to me. Include the new owners name after you sell it. I'll redo the letter with his/her name and mail it out.
Don

 

[Schof45]

I have received old factory letters with several of my gun purchases and I always appreciate that because of the information about the gun but also because it provided a piece of ownership history. Maybe its naive of me but that little piece of information is more important to me than the risk of the name and address being abused in any way.

 

[Hair Trigger]

I have received old factory letters with several of my gun purchases and I always appreciate that because of the information about the gun but also because it provided a piece of ownership history. Maybe its naive of me but that little piece of information is more important to me than the risk of the name and address being abused in any way.

When I found my Grail Gun, it came with a letter with the original owner's name on it. The letter was dated the same year the gun was new (1980) and the letterhead is different than the ones I've gotten in the last few years. 1st is the older letter, signed by Roy Jinks as the "Services Operations Manager". 2nd letter is like all my others, signed by Don Mundell.

 

[Aegis]

I just received a historical letter on a 4583TSW, the one piece of info I was interested in was not listed , the quantity of this model produced. Is this no longer provided??

 

[toad67]

If you do a transfer, won't the buyer know who you are anyway?

 

[rayklopp]

I'm in the process of selling a S&W revolver. I recently bought a Letter for it from the S&W Historical folks.
My name and address is on the letter head.
My question is, do I keep my name and address on the letter or redact it?

I make a copy of each letter I have on each revolver I own, but if I sell it, I provide a nice photo-copy of the gun's details, but with my personal info removed. The second copy still looks good. RK, STL MO

 

[444 Magnum]

Every letter that I've received when purchasing a firearm still has the original name and address on them except for one. It was marked over. One man, when he handed me three letters, simply asked me not to post his name and address online.

I don't see that it's a big deal either way. Your name and address are public knowledge, but if you want it gone, a ball point pen from both sides in circular motions will get rid of it. The redacting pen is a good idea also.

Don's suggestion is generous, but he may regret it several hundred/thousand requests from now.

 

[Exmilcop]

If your contemplating getting a letter from the SWHF, I'd suggest you save your money. I spent the cash on a letter and my 4-1/2" barreled S&W was listed as a 4" barrel and it was (according to the letter ) shipped before it was manufactured. Time travel?

 

[Club Gun Fan]

I just received a historical letter on a 4583TSW, the one piece of info I was interested in was not listed , the quantity of this model produced. Is this no longer provided??

To find the total quantity of a certain model would require a hand count of every invoice and shipping order S&W has in storage. Unless it is a particular limited order and the quantity is listed, there is no way of knowing.

 

[glowe]

I have received many letters with S&Ws purchased over the years and ALL of them had a name and address, some from previous owners from years ago. Why deface an important piece of history of the gun? What bad things would the buyer do with your name and address anyway??????

One friend who is selling a major part of his collection has lettered most all his guns. He did not take his name off any letter and actually got a call from a buyer who wanted to obtain additional information on an important S&W he had just purchased.

 

[kwill1911]

...shipped before it was manufactured....

How do you know when it was manufactured? What gun are we talking about?

 

[jeffrefrig]

I really don't see any problem with your name & address on the paper. It's not a Social Security number or phone number. I wouldn't ruin a piece of paper I paid $100 for. Or go back to post #6.

 

[rwt1405]

I'm in the process of selling a S&W revolver. I recently bought a Letter for it from the S&W Historical folks.
My name and address is on the letter head.
My question is, do I keep my name and address on the letter or redact it?

What I would do (and have done for different letters/info) is to......

1) Make a photo copy

2) Cut out the name, address, whatever I do not want included

3) Then make another photo copy

This eliminates ANY possibility of said info being transferred to someone else

And maintains the original paperwork in proper form