S&W model 10-8 3" nickel

[Xfuzz]

Picked this up at a show a few weeks ago.
1980-81 vintage model 10-8 with 3 inch barrel
in nickel.

Going through my books this one is a first.
Giving it some thought(dangerous)...
I find this a somewhat uncommon variation.

Your opinion ?
Nickel is a hoot to photograph.
I had the stags.
Gun was wearing a Crimson Lazer sight which I plan to sell.

 

[71vette]

Very nice! I would have jumped on that hard.

 

[22hipower]

Nice, I don't see the 3 inch 10-8 very often and I've never seen one in nickel. Here's my blue one, found ANIB about ten years ago.

Jeff
SWCA #1457

https://flic.kr/p/2qito9D https://www.flickr.com/photos/194934231@N03/

 

[robertrwalsh]

I would say that that is a fairly uncommon item. I have never actually seen one in person. 3" model 64s are pretty common. 3" model 10, not so much, especially not in nickel. CONGRATS.

 

[CH4]

Wow!
Beautiful revolver. I’ve also never seen one.

 

[murphydog]

Very nice! These spanned the very last pinned barreled model 10-8s and the early unpinned ones.

 

[Sixgun100]

That is super nice! Many of us would be proud to own that one……

 

[Pantherclass2004]

Those stags make the nickel pop

 

[Pepper51]

My 10-8 nickel. I think they were a bit later in the 1980's.

 

[Farmer17]

I had a 4" M-10 Pencil barrel in new condition with original grips and gorgeous nickleI that I sold for $400 about 8 years ago. Beautiful gun I wish I had back but I love the 3" barrels even more.

 

[ladder13]

I’ve had this 10-8 for a long time.

 

[Glashaus]

Very nice! I have one of its first cousins, a 3", nickel M13-3.

Very sharp looking S&W's in this configuration and not very common.

 

[John Patrick]

I have a 3” nickel 10-? RB and a blue 3” 10-? RB. I sold what I believe was an Aussie police 3” 10-? SB.

I also have nickel and blue 3” RB M13s.

IMO, the 3” K frame of any description is about perfect.

 

[JohnRoc65]

Congrats, a nickeled 10 is just flat out sexy.

 

[chief38]

Your 3" M10 is more rare than most variants for sure. And..... it's in great shape!! Nice grips too.

My very first EDC was a 2" M10 RB in Nickel. At the time they did not make them in stainless. I had to get that particular gun replaced by S&W as it would frequently just lock up and after 3 attempts at fixing it they could not. They replaced the gun for me with a brand new one - but in blue. I wound up selling that a year later so I could buy a M60 which for my purposes was a whole lot more convenient to carry every day. I do regret selling it.