MKT
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this afternoon at Cabela's in Glendale, AZ.
On my way home from New Mexico the family and I stopped off at Cabela's. I had to take a pass through the gun library and check things out. I made sure to have my C&R with me just in case.
Anyway, in the Smith & Wesson case, buried under a pile of beat up .32 DA's I spotted a but of beautiful deep blue. I asked to see it.
They had a $400 price tag on it. It appeared real clean, bore was bright and shiney and the finish only had wear on a few high points and the cylinder. It appears to be hardly fired, more like it spent a lot of time in a drawer. I left the salesman hanging and told him I'd think about it while shopping with the wife.
Came back about an hour later, with the Missus, and asked to see one of the beat up guns and the blued one again. I checked the beater out for a long time, then picked up the blued one and asked if there was any wiggle room on the price. The salesman checked the tag and said he could go $350, I said "deal".
I pulled out my C&R and asked for a blue or red pen and signed. I had a gift card and a $15 coupon so I was only out $285 plus tax by the time I finished at checkout.
I believe this to be a .38 Safety Hammerless 3rd Model. The SCSW III backs me up on this. The serial number, 104994, is on the frame, cylinder, latch and inside the right grip panel. It is hard to believe this gun is 110 years old, or older. I will have to get a letter to verify, but the book tells us the 3rd Model was built between 1890 and 1898.
Here are a few pictures.
the nifty little takedown lever in the top strap. The bluing is so deep and shiney that it was hard to photograph
close up of the grip safety.
The recoil shield shows hardly any evidence of being fired.
The bore is shiney and bright, no pitting and sharp rifling.
On my way home from New Mexico the family and I stopped off at Cabela's. I had to take a pass through the gun library and check things out. I made sure to have my C&R with me just in case.
Anyway, in the Smith & Wesson case, buried under a pile of beat up .32 DA's I spotted a but of beautiful deep blue. I asked to see it.
They had a $400 price tag on it. It appeared real clean, bore was bright and shiney and the finish only had wear on a few high points and the cylinder. It appears to be hardly fired, more like it spent a lot of time in a drawer. I left the salesman hanging and told him I'd think about it while shopping with the wife.
Came back about an hour later, with the Missus, and asked to see one of the beat up guns and the blued one again. I checked the beater out for a long time, then picked up the blued one and asked if there was any wiggle room on the price. The salesman checked the tag and said he could go $350, I said "deal".
I pulled out my C&R and asked for a blue or red pen and signed. I had a gift card and a $15 coupon so I was only out $285 plus tax by the time I finished at checkout.
I believe this to be a .38 Safety Hammerless 3rd Model. The SCSW III backs me up on this. The serial number, 104994, is on the frame, cylinder, latch and inside the right grip panel. It is hard to believe this gun is 110 years old, or older. I will have to get a letter to verify, but the book tells us the 3rd Model was built between 1890 and 1898.
Here are a few pictures.
the nifty little takedown lever in the top strap. The bluing is so deep and shiney that it was hard to photograph
close up of the grip safety.
The recoil shield shows hardly any evidence of being fired.
The bore is shiney and bright, no pitting and sharp rifling.
