S&W Screwdriver Collection

[Marcuswat91]

Hi all, I'm new here, from Northwest GA. My dad is a collector/trader and he recently came upon a few cool items. One was this lot of S&W Screwdrivers. I've done a little research on them and I know some of them are quite expensive, but I was just curious if I could learn any extra information about different versions. The most expensive ones are these four 7-band ones.



Here is a complete picture of everything I have, with the 8-band, 9-band, and regular, newer ones.



The 8-band ones and regular handle ones are NOT magnetic, but the 7 and 9-band ones are. There are a few variations in overall length and taper length. I also have a different kind of sight adjustment tool, which you can see in second pic. I forgot to get the measurements of everything, so I will have to get them tomorrow.

Any ideas as to actual value or any specific features I should be looking for? I have more pictures, but I don't want to spam this post with a bunch of useless pics. Any help would be appreciated, thanks.

 

[opoefc]

Welcome to the Forum ! What you have here is a very nice accumulation that could be a start of a nice collection. Looks like there's some duplicates, however S&W Sight Adjustment Tool, or "SATs" ( Not screwdrivers! ) collectors are very picky about the many differences in them, due to different vendors who supplied them to S&W vs. those made in the factory. Values can run from $10 to a $1,000 depending on scarcity. Do a search of the archives here for more data and photos of other SATs, to get an idea for what the scope of a complete collection should contain. Good luck, Ed.

 

[kwill1911]

Fantastic collection! Welcome to the forum and standby for lots of unsolicited offers.

 

[nedlate]

Here are some pictures from one of the forum members found in Pictures & Albums.
Ed

http://smith-wessonforum.com/member...ous-photos-picture18117-sat-array-rkmesa.html

 

[andy52]

That is a outstanding collection of SATs.

 

[Marcuswat91]

Thanks for the replies, and thanks for that picture, Nedlate, that actually helps me out quite a bit.

 

[bigggbbruce]

I just gotta know.. how much is he in this collection..?

 

[Marcuswat91]

I just gotta know.. how much is he in this collection..?

Lol, more than I want to say

 

[bigggbbruce]

I won't tell anyone.. really..

 

[Hoosier45]

Very nice collection. A ballpark for everything is $3300-3500.

 

[Marcuswat91]

I've been hearing the small pre-war ones are worth around $1,000 alone. Is that not accurate?

 

[ditrina]

 

[bruce5781]

I've been hearing the small pre-war ones are worth around $1,000 alone. Is that not accurate?

I have been watching them recently, as I need one.
They have been going for $400-500, closer to $400, but one went this week on ebay for over $600.

 

[Marcuswat91]

I have been watching them recently, as I need one.
They have been going for $400-500, closer to $400, but one went this week on ebay for over $600.

That's what I saw, and I had researched a little on this forum and saw a couple of people say $1000. I saw a broken one go on Ebay a couple of days ago for $225.