Where have all the No lock 640 (.38 Special Only) gone?

allglock

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I have been searching for one to no avail. I just wonder what happended to them all?
 
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I have been searching for one to no avail. I just wonder what happended to them all?
 
mine was at a bbq today.
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Besides the one in my safe, there is one that a gentleman has been dragging to the PGCA gun shows for at least a year. He has had, I think, 400.00 on it. I didn't think this is unreasonable. I just can't convince myself I need two of them.
 
I've got one in my safe. It was picked up via the forum classifieds here about 6 months ago and was lucky enough to have the seller be local, so we did a FTF. I can't remember now if I gave the seller $295 or $395 for it?? I can't remember the fella's user ID either. If you were the seller of this gun to me, shoot me a PM so I can update my records. We met at my PD, you were in the flooring business. I got your card buried somewhere around here.
 
Mine has the day off today so it rests in the safe. It alternates with the 940 or 40 classic as my carry gun.
 
I gave mine to my daughter when she turned 21 about 5 years ago.
 
Originally posted by allglock:
I have been searching for one to no avail. I just wonder what happended to them all?
Where are you searching? There are 3 on Gun Broker right now. There are two on Guns America.

I am sure there are more to find if we look harder.
 
WOW, I didn't realize these little guns where so limited. I've got one NIB in the safe...note to self, another none lock revolver to keep in safe
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Cheers,
Sam
 
Originally posted by colt_saa:
Originally posted by allglock:
I have been searching for one to no avail. I just wonder what happended to them all?
Where are you searching? There are 3 on Gun Broker right now. There are two on Guns America.

I am sure there are more to find if we look harder.

I look harder than you. GA only has one and it has NO picture and the seller wont respond to E-mails.
GB wants $695 for one of them, the other one is already at $505 with 8 days left, and the other one is a bead blasted POS.

Sorry... I am not looking for a POS, or a $700 model 640................
And I am not buying sight unseen.
 
Originally posted by allglock:
I look harder than you. GA only has one and it has NO picture and the seller wont respond to E-mails.
GB wants $695 for one of them, the other one is already at $505 with 8 days left, and the other one is a bead blasted POS.

Sorry... I am not looking for a POS, or a $700 model 640................
And I am not buying sight unseen.
Sorry about that. I took the meaning of your original post, "I have been searching for one to no avail. I just wonder what happended to them all?, to mean that you could not find any. I was just trying to point you in the right direction of a few.

I now realize from your follow up message that you meant there are no really pristine pre-lock 640s to be had for really low prices. That statement I am in total agreement with.
 
I saw one in a tiny little, old-fashioned gun shop in Georgia about a year ago. A little, wooden building in a tiny, tiny town. You probably all know the type.

I was looking for no lock Smiths and saw his modest selection of new J frames.

Then, lo and behold, in another cluttered display case, kind of tucked under some stuff, sat another Centennial, WITHOUT the damn weep hole on the left side.

"What's that, and is it for sale?"

He replied, "Well, I kind of had it sitting off to the side, but I guess I'd sell it." "It's a .38 Spl. 640," he continued, "in like new condition." It was too.

He wanted about the same price as the new 642 with the damn weep hole on the left side too!
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Smart man!

T.
 
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