**Hold the phone, looking at the grip frame more closely while putting on the new stag grips I see the "R-Bi" in a rectangular box factory refinish mark on the left side of the grip frame. I rethink me getting a great deal.
I got a decent deal, but not the killer one I and a few of you thought as well. My apologies, I should've removed the grips at the shop before I made the purchase. I still really like it, plan on shooting it but it may not last as long in the safe as I initially intended. Dang, should've checked.**
The refinish mark:
My range/store is having a 10% off sale this weekend so I thought I'd run by and grap some extra Wilson mags for my Baer 1911. As I was leaving I see a big deep blue revolver in the used case. Oh my, it's a 3.5" 27-2 with Smith combat grips, nothing else. Priced stupid low in my opinion. It was thoroughly inspected by the inhouse gunsmith, I've known him over 25 years and he just smiled when he saw me look at it. It had been out on the shelf for 3 days and he couldn't believe no one had grabbed it yet. There is the tiniest bit of wear at the muzzle on the right side, very hard to photograph. Once I find the appropriate grips I'll be selling off the combats.
I couldn't say "it's mine" fast enough. Now I've yet, in the past 48 years of gun buying/selling, to ever match the many of you that have found killer deals in your Smith purchases. Today I join those ranks
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Serial number is N120XX which I believe makes it 1973. Ok so I just joined Postimage so here are a couple quickie pics. The combat grips will shortly be on their way to a new owner and I have a set of Grashorn stags with medallions on the way. Just need to get my grubby mitts on the proper T-grip and I'm good to go. This gun screams stags to me.
As far as price, all I'll say is it came home with tax and $6 background fee for under $700!!!!!
I just received grips I ordered Monday from the incomparable Patrick Grashorn. I think these are just what was needed, they definitely fit my hand much better, feel free to compare for yourselves.
After (will redo under better lighting conditions later:
Before:
I got a decent deal, but not the killer one I and a few of you thought as well. My apologies, I should've removed the grips at the shop before I made the purchase. I still really like it, plan on shooting it but it may not last as long in the safe as I initially intended. Dang, should've checked.**
The refinish mark:
My range/store is having a 10% off sale this weekend so I thought I'd run by and grap some extra Wilson mags for my Baer 1911. As I was leaving I see a big deep blue revolver in the used case. Oh my, it's a 3.5" 27-2 with Smith combat grips, nothing else. Priced stupid low in my opinion. It was thoroughly inspected by the inhouse gunsmith, I've known him over 25 years and he just smiled when he saw me look at it. It had been out on the shelf for 3 days and he couldn't believe no one had grabbed it yet. There is the tiniest bit of wear at the muzzle on the right side, very hard to photograph. Once I find the appropriate grips I'll be selling off the combats.
I couldn't say "it's mine" fast enough. Now I've yet, in the past 48 years of gun buying/selling, to ever match the many of you that have found killer deals in your Smith purchases. Today I join those ranks
.Serial number is N120XX which I believe makes it 1973. Ok so I just joined Postimage so here are a couple quickie pics. The combat grips will shortly be on their way to a new owner and I have a set of Grashorn stags with medallions on the way. Just need to get my grubby mitts on the proper T-grip and I'm good to go. This gun screams stags to me.
As far as price, all I'll say is it came home with tax and $6 background fee for under $700!!!!!
I just received grips I ordered Monday from the incomparable Patrick Grashorn. I think these are just what was needed, they definitely fit my hand much better, feel free to compare for yourselves.
After (will redo under better lighting conditions later:
Before:
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