Trying to value a 10-8 chambered in 357

[sidneyfred]

I traded into a model 10-8 that is chambered for and marked 357 magnum. This is a nickel 3" RB that was shipped in out of S&W in 1982 with a lot of 10 nickel 3" HB RB Model 10-8s all listed as 38spc. I am not remotely an expert but have had a couple of locals look at it and they claim based on the crisp lines and stampings the revolver has not been re-neckeled. I spoke with Mr. Jinks at Smith and he said it was possible that it was a mis-marked 13 but there was really no way to prove that.

My question is, considering there seems to be no official way to verify this as a factory 357mag, does this revolver have any value above a standard 10-8 chambered in 38spc?

 

[824tsv]

Hello and welcome to the forum.
If Mr Jinks say's it is a mis-marked model 13, I would take that as gospel. Your revolver would be an odd ball, but I would doubt that this is an isolated incident at S&W. I know that the factory did not waste any usable pieces and that would include your mis-marked frame. Value?, i'm sure there is a collector market for your revolver, but to what extent I'm not sure. Someone else can chime in for that.

 

[murphydog]

The K frame .357 is supposed to be slightly thicker in the yoke area than the .38, so if you have a K frame .38 to compare it may look different.