SW 547 I picked up today

[t4man]

Ran across the like new in box 547 9mm. Very interesting. I'd appreciate any info.

 

[RGNewell]

Very nice gun. NIB value around $2000. Twice as many 3" compared to 4".
High demand gun and fun to shoot.
Congratulations

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[22hipower]

Last one I saw locally for sale was a couple years ago in about the same condition at $1100. I passed on it as "too expensive." A mistake I've made a time or two before. Nothing real special about them except that they're hard to find; I'm still looking. . . . . .

Jeff
SWCA #1457

 

[garbler]

When you say there isn't anything really special about these revolvers I have to wonder if you've ever handled one or seen the design differences from conventional models. These guns were perhaps the most expensive run S&W ever made and lost money on.

 

[mojave30cal]

I owned the 4 inch one over 10 years ago. Should of kept it.
It is a marvel of S&W engineering.

 

[S-W4EVER]

Last one I saw locally for sale was a couple years ago in about the same condition at $1100. I passed on it as "too expensive." A mistake I've made a time or two before. Nothing real special about them except that they're hard to find; I'm still looking. . . . . .

Jeff
SWCA #1457

I wish I could go back in time and buy a few S&W's that I passed on because they were "too expensive"...

 

[Rock185]

t4man, Over time I had two of the 3" guns like yours. They are unique among S&Ws. No other S&W used the firing pins, limit pins and extractor of the 547 revolvers.

My guns produced surprisingly good ballistics with various types of ammo. The undoubtedly very expensive extractor, worked perfectly. No sticky extraction or other issues even with 9MM NATO, +P, +P+ factory ammo, and equivalent reloads. Even standard pressure 9MM exceeded the ballistics of any major manufacturer 38 Spcl. +P I chronographed.

In short, very interesting, collectable, and dependable revolvers. Wish I'd kept at least one of mine.....

 

[SuperMan]

Bought one from a friend for a very good price last year...one of the 3" ones... Only shot it a few times but was very accurate...

You should enjoy yours...

Bob

 

[Dragon 1]

Saw many of those guns in a shop in Yonkers ny many years ago when I lived up north. Didn't know much about it the owner had said that many years ago in the 80s when they made them I believe they made them for the French police or something I can't remember what country. I understand there highly collectible he had many 3 inch ones and 1 four inch the sold fast because 9 mm was so cheap to shoot. Triggers were very heavy though no MoonClips they had some kind of special ejector for the 9 mm cartridge or something that you didn't need moon clips. I can't remember the year I saw them I think it was around 2003 or 2004 many years ago he sold them fast.

 

[slabside2]

Smith and Wesson was doing a show at my local gun shop and brought one with them and put it in the counter for sale. They priced at $899 needless to say I bought it. I think it was a demo gun they had. After finding out parts were impossible to find for it if something broke on it because it was such a complicated mechanism I put it in the safe I never shot it. I sold it a couple years later and figured I'd let someone else enjoy it and take a chance shooting it. Great gun

 

[HEADKNOCKER]

I had a 4" about 15 years ago & bought it for $400
More than doubled my money on that one
You used to be able to buy the extractor detents from Numbrich
They are made from Beryllium Copper
IIRC The idea was made up for the Israeli Military to shoot Uzi ammo
Never had any case sticking problems like I did with the several 940s that I had back then..
Wish I would have kept ALL those S&W 9mm Revolvers Now..
Gary/Hk

 

[bananaman]

Ran across the like new in box 547 9mm. Very interesting. I'd appreciate any info.

You have found the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow! Congratulations! Bob

 

[garbler]

These unusual revolvers have been discussed quite a bit on the past so a search should turn up lots of good info. They were designed and built for the NATO forces and standard 9mm parabellum and later picked up by the Israelis. Unfortunately the timing was all wrong and semi autos took over the job.

 

[MJK-MOD-547]

If you are going to shoot it the first thing you should do is buy the
rubber Hogue grips. They change the balance of the weapon.
It's a very accurate revolver.

I bought mine new in 1982 and just shot it for the first time last year. I am not the greatest shot but this is a example of how sweet it shoots. 50 rounds at 15ft single action and one cylinder double action. You are going to love this gun!

 

[M2MikeGolf]

Nice find! Make sure you keep it. Most that sell them regret it. I have two 4" barreled versions. I long ago stopped considering paying the scalpers prices people try to sell them for. Particularly since they attach a lot of nonsensical mythology to justify the price tags like "expensive to make" "European police contracts", etc, etc. it's a unique revolver, and among the many S&Ws I own, my favorite. One I own, I purchased in a gun shop in Germany. It is obvious, based on the German proof marks" that it was most certainly not a European "police contract" model. They made about 4000 of the 4" barrels about 6000 of the 3" from '80-'85. The only thing that ended its production was the popularity of the "wonder nines" of the 80s and the adoption of 9mm high capacity autos by the military and police departments. It had nothing to do with its "fragile" parts or cost to manufacture.