The Ultimate Model 10 Thread!

GCF

Those 10-10s were a special run for Brazil...supposedly 50 were sold in the States.

It seems that no one knows for sure how many were part of the overrun, and I don't know if any were ever imported back into the country.

Thanks for the reply. I would suggest that even if it has been used as a shooter in the past, it will shortly be transitioning into "investment grade" - due to the underlug enclosed ejector rod - if for no other reason.

Same thing has happened to the "underlug enclosed ejector rod" equipped Mod 65 "Ladysmith" revolvers.

BTW, is that red front sight insert factory?
 
Here's a 10-5...

digi-shots-albums-steel-leather-picture1136-s-w-model-10-5-tooled-holster.jpg
 
_4072151.JPG


10-5, well worn but nice mechanically. I've stripped it down, cleaned all the action parts, replaced the screws with allen head screws, polished them and then relubed it before reassembling it.

I'll probably bob the hammer since it's already DAO and then have it refininshed. The only question is blue or parkerized.
 
Thanks for the reply. I would suggest that even if it has been used as a shooter in the past, it will shortly be transitioning into "investment grade" - due to the underlug enclosed ejector rod - if for no other reason.

Same thing has happened to the "underlug enclosed ejector rod" equipped Mod 65 "Ladysmith" revolvers.

BTW, is that red front sight insert factory?

I don't know. It was there when I got it, but I'm not the original owner.
I'm actually looking to trade it in the classifieds, but people offer less than what a standard Model 10 3" is going for. And I even have the box for it.
Go figure.
 
10-5

I picked up this model 10-5 yesterday. It cleaned up pretty good, most of the small rust spots came off with fine steel wool. The barrel is clean and shiny but the cylinder is pretty scratched up. It looks like it was dropped on concete or rode around in a glovebox for a lot of years.
 

Attachments

  • P4150001.jpg
    P4150001.jpg
    73.7 KB · Views: 108
my superduper crappy cellphone pic 10-9 RHKPD was a vigin when I bought it. was one in storage. put 50 rounds thru it and now I feel dirty doing it ;)



32756f54-e504-4beb-a932-5783b290af4f_zps2bc41c3b.jpg

yeh right!! (wink,wink) your happy as a dog with a new bone to chew on and you know it!!Congratulations on a mighty purty 10. I had a RHKP at one time and it got away from me.It wasn't as nice as yours I will never part with my 10-7 on this side of Heaven. It goes everywhere that I go.
You have a beautiful weapon there.
 
yeh right!! (wink,wink) your happy as a dog with a new bone to chew on and you know it!!Congratulations on a mighty purty 10. I had a RHKP at one time and it got away from me.It wasn't as nice as yours I will never part with my 10-7 on this side of Heaven. It goes everywhere that I go.
You have a beautiful weapon there.

thank you appreciate the comment, right now looking at a 2 inch snub model 10 I saw, might pick that up so this one isnt lonely lol
 
Ok, I just posted this one the other day but then I got a new Tyler T-Grip in the mail today so that's all the excuse I need.

_4162162.JPG

That brass Tyler looks perfect on your 10. Make a perfect IWB carry. I would go ahead and bob the hammer and leave her finish alone (she has earned the character) Beautiful in her own right.
 
thank you appreciate the comment, right now looking at a 2 inch snub model 10 I saw, might pick that up so this one isnt lonely lol

If you get the chance to get it, jump on it.
There's nothing like a K frame.
There's really nothing like a K frame snub.

BTW, Linda has great taste in revolvers.
 
Hello all, I'm new to the forum and would like some help in identifying a Model 10 I have passed down to me from my dad. Have no idea where to start. The butt strap has 994839 and a lanyard strap , the frame with cylinder open has 503 s. Most the S&W emblem is worn off, it has defiantly been used. I have taken it shooting twice in the 25 years I've had it, last weekend ran 50 rounds through it and it was a blast to shoot. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!
 

Attachments

  • smith1.JPG
    smith1.JPG
    221.6 KB · Views: 166
  • smith2.JPG
    smith2.JPG
    123.8 KB · Views: 138
  • smith3.JPG
    smith3.JPG
    220.8 KB · Views: 158
  • smith4.JPG
    smith4.JPG
    150.8 KB · Views: 125
Last edited:
Hello all, I'm new to the forum and would like some help in identifying a Model 10 I have passed down to me from my dad. Have no idea where to start. The butt strap has 994839 and a lanyard strap , the frame with cylinder open has 503 s. Most the S&W emblem is worn off, it has defiantly been used. I have taken it shooting twice in the 25 years I've had it, last weekend ran 50 rounds through it and it was a blast to shoot. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!

It would be a very late pre-Victory model M&P, shipped ca. late May 1942. You didn't give the caliber, but I would guess it to be .38 S&W from the barrel length. If so, it is a .38/200 British Service Revolver made for the British Commonwealth during WWII. Yours was made 15 years before the Model 10 appeared (1957). Provide some better detail of all markings, and you'll probably get a better answer. The grips are not original, and I am not sure about the finish. Indications are that it has been re-finished. Will .38 Special cartridges chamber completely?
 
Last edited:
It would be a very late pre-Victory model M&P, shipped ca. late May 1942. You didn't give the caliber, but I would guess it to be .38 S&W from the barrel length. If so, it is a .38/200 British Service Revolver made for the British Commonwealth during WWII. Yours was made 15 years before the Model 10 appeared (1957). Provide some better detail of all markings, and you'll probably get a better answer. The grips are not original, and I am not sure about the finish. Indications are that it has been re-finished. Will .38 Special cartridges chamber completely?

Thanks for the info. Yes, it is stamped 38 S&W CTG on the barrel. Here is a little more history on the piece: My dad was in the Navy in WWII on a ship that patched up ships in the south pacific. When the war ended, Marines were catching any ship they could to get back to the states. My dad bought this from a Marine who was hitching a ride on his ship, who states he got it off a dead Japanese solider. Since this is not a Japanese issue sidearm, I imagine he got it from a fallen allied solider.
 
Back
Top