Richardford
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Here's what the "Bible" says:
Could be more if the barrel is 6.5". Deduct for the wrong grips and the trigger shoe.
Could be more if the barrel is 6.5". Deduct for the wrong grips and the trigger shoe.
In an auction, probably $1200 plus or minus. They are not exactly common. The correct diamond center magnas run $150 - $200 and non-relieved targets $250 - $300, so collectors would take that into account.
It does look like 6.5" to me.
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It's a 6.5 inch. Thanks for the replies
6.5" light barrels, like on your gun, were standard. Some 6.5" heavy barrels were experimental.
Mike LaNier
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Essentially, a 'Pre-Model 26'. I think that $1500 would be fair here on the west coast where prices are higher. The Model of 1950 was more or less phased out by the Model of 1955 (Pre-Model 25), which had a heavier barrel profile, so the Model 1950's aren't plentiful. This gun would benefit from a factory letter, in my opinion. I like it...
Anyone that has a high condition 1950 target model for $1200 with wrong grips, I am a buyer for all of them! $1200??? SERIOUSLY???
No price would be high enough to buy my 44 Target Model of 1950, but it's a different animal (pre-24). Wait a minute. Ok, I suppose if someone offered me, say 6 G's, I might consider it.
Get some nice non relieved targets for that 45.
Get some nice non relieved targets for that 45.
CMcDermott
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Not all target models came with target grips in the 1950's, From the look of the S&W medallions I think those are the grips that gun wore when it left the factory. Take them off and see if the serial number is stamped on them.
For listings they are asking more. In an auction, they are not going much above that, but it's hit and miss. The N frame S and W market has softened a bit. A few months ago I bought a pristine 1950 .45 in bright blue S93XXXX all correct for $1575 in a fairly active auction.
Here's a recent example:
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The stocks on your gun are not period correct as they do not have the diamond center, which was eliminated ca. 1968. The Model of 1950 ended production in 1961. Depending on when your gun was manufactured, the correct diamond magna stocks would be either sharp shoulder or rounded shoulder, both with the center diamond. Sharp shoulder stocks were in use from right after WWII to around 1952 when the shoulders were rounded off. A nice set of sharp shouldered stocks will not be cheap, probably in the neighborhood of $250 or more.
Below is a pic showing the two different styles, round on the left, sharp on the right. To complicate this a bit, there are two different types of sharp shoulder magna stocks. The early post war N frame butts were slightly longer than the later ones. Thus, the magna stocks were also slightly different in length. IIRC, the break in the length occurred around serial # S72000. That serial # would be prior to any Model of 1950, but if you were only looking for sharp shoulder stocks, you could possibly end up with a set that is slightly too long for your butt frame. If that should be the case, please do NOT sand them down to fit. They are worth considerably more than the shorter version stocks.
There were only 2,768 Model of 1950 produced, making them somewhat scarce. If the rest of the gun is as nice as the left side shown in your pic, with correct stocks, I would think the value would be much closer to $2000.
Here is my Model of 1950 shooter that I purchased three years ago for $1100. I thought it was a good deal then, and I still do.
Below is a pic showing the two different styles, round on the left, sharp on the right. To complicate this a bit, there are two different types of sharp shoulder magna stocks. The early post war N frame butts were slightly longer than the later ones. Thus, the magna stocks were also slightly different in length. IIRC, the break in the length occurred around serial # S72000. That serial # would be prior to any Model of 1950, but if you were only looking for sharp shoulder stocks, you could possibly end up with a set that is slightly too long for your butt frame. If that should be the case, please do NOT sand them down to fit. They are worth considerably more than the shorter version stocks.
There were only 2,768 Model of 1950 produced, making them somewhat scarce. If the rest of the gun is as nice as the left side shown in your pic, with correct stocks, I would think the value would be much closer to $2000.
Here is my Model of 1950 shooter that I purchased three years ago for $1100. I thought it was a good deal then, and I still do.
And here is one from GB that is much closer in condition to the OP gun. It may be somewhat "hit and miss" as you say, but it all comes down to three things: condition, condition, condition.
Nice Model of 1950
My point exactly - that one has Cokes and an original box = + $700.
Here's one I bought a few months ago, all matching, very nice original condition.
Maybe.
All the pictures of the gun show it wearing regular "football" targets.
Though there a couple of pictures of Cokes in the ad, unless I missed something it doesn't say anywhere that the Cokes are included or that there are 2 sets of stocks included.
But I could have missed something.
Pizza Bob
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Then you'd plotz if you knew how much I paid for these (.45 - 4/2020 and the .44 - 4/2025)...
Adios,
Pizza Bob
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