Your First S&W
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luangtom
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Your First S&W...
Model 12-Airweight 2" ,as issued by USAF as air-crew in 1972.
Model 12-Airweight 2" ,as issued by USAF as air-crew in 1972.
BarkSlayer
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My first Smith & Wesson was a sweet Model 60 that I bought lightly used from a friend. Still one of my favorites.
Palmetto Sharpshooter
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Mine was a 4-inch nickle .44 Magnum. S181480 I want you back!
countryboy
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Mine was a model 910 9 mm.
bellevance
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Model 48, 8 3/8 barrel, in 1971. Sure wish I still had that baby.
michael thornton
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4 inch victory mod 10, sweet shooting gun wish i still had it
HoosierMike
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2nd model DA .38 in nickel with real pearl. I have never lettered it, but it dates somewhere from the early to mid 1880's. Still shoots good.
I was in college, March 1987, when I decided I couldn't live without a 4" 686. My dad had to buy it for me and pick it up a few days later when it came in from the distributor. Being the 80's I immediately traded the grips to a gunshop (with a few $) to get some proper Pachmayr Grippers. Sold the gun about 13 years ago and bought it back about 4 years ago. It would be the last gun I would ever sell now. Wish I had the original grips or at least knew what they looked like.
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JLPATTEN45ACP
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1st Smith & Wesson
A 6 inch barrel M-686 that my dad purchased for me in 1982 or so when I was about 15 years old. Had a trigger job and was a real great shooter. It suffered a little damage from a friends hand load (over charge) and went back to the factory. It was fixed up like new (with some new parts) and is still a great shooter.
Jeff
A 6 inch barrel M-686 that my dad purchased for me in 1982 or so when I was about 15 years old. Had a trigger job and was a real great shooter. It suffered a little damage from a friends hand load (over charge) and went back to the factory. It was fixed up like new (with some new parts) and is still a great shooter.
Jeff
armybass
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This 1968 M10-5 I purchased a year ago. It got me hooked and now resides with me and close to 20 other Smith revolvers.
BSkerj
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Model 19
Purchased a Model 19 years ago but had to sell due to needing the money to help raise my family. Always regretted selling it, but now I am able to enjoy purchasing various S&W's. Just bought two last week...a 686 Performance Center and a Model 317.
Purchased a Model 19 years ago but had to sell due to needing the money to help raise my family. Always regretted selling it, but now I am able to enjoy purchasing various S&W's. Just bought two last week...a 686 Performance Center and a Model 317.
Mule88
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Mine was a M-10 with 4 inch Heavy Bbl.
roaddog28
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First one and I still have it is a Combat Masterpiece 4 inch production year 1951. Second one was a Military and Police model 10 6 inch barrel production 1955. I did later trade the M&P for a model 66. The Combat Masterpiece is still the best shooter I have ever had.
Grayfox
US Veteran
Roughly 1978, young, newly married and living in a questionable rental part of town. I was working nights and decided we needed something in the house just in case. Found a used P&R 4" Model 19 at a local gun shop. Cost me almost a whole pay check, but gave some piece of mind.
At the time I had no idea what a P&R Model 19 would come to be worth. Foolishly sold it a few years later to finance my latest desire.
I have since corrected that mistake.
At the time I had no idea what a P&R Model 19 would come to be worth. Foolishly sold it a few years later to finance my latest desire.
I have since corrected that mistake.
4330Inroute
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First handgun I purchased was in 1975 for a firearms class at JC it was a 6" Model 28 used for $150 with a holster, 100 .357 rds and two speed loaders w/o the case. First new handgun was a blue Model 39-2 for $210. I too wish I still had them and others I bought and sold over the years.
I never had a S&W in my first foray into gun amassing some 40-plus years ago. When I got back into it in 2006, I figured there would be a smith in my future sooner or later, and it turned out to be this one. I picked it up two years ago: a 629-6. Hated the rubber stocks and put on some E-bay specials that are fairly comfortable and attractive despite being from a non-name maker.
After this the disease hit bad and I've been averaging a new one every 5-6 weeks, all Smiths save one. I'm tending toward the mid-century classics now, roughly the 10 years on either side of WWII.
David Wilson
After this the disease hit bad and I've been averaging a new one every 5-6 weeks, all Smiths save one. I'm tending toward the mid-century classics now, roughly the 10 years on either side of WWII.
David Wilson
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Ancient1
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My First Smith
A Model 34 2" Kit Gun. I paid $40 in 1962 at the age of 20. And that gun shop is still in business,also
A Model 34 2" Kit Gun. I paid $40 in 1962 at the age of 20. And that gun shop is still in business,also
Rock185
US Veteran
S&W Model 57, 4". Purchased new in 1965. I picked it out of a whole stack of 57s in presentation cases because I liked the grips best. I think it was about $140.00.
