S&W pre-24? 5-screw
Just hoping someone can give me some help appraising this handgun for a customer. It does not have a model number stamped on it. It is a 5-screw .44 Special. The serial number is stamped inside the grips, so they are original. The number is also on the face of the cylinder. The hammer and trigger are color case hardened. Complete gun looks original. I have pictures, but can't figure out how to put them with this posting!! Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Cheryl Kerper
Kerper's Gun Shop
(717) 445-5831
kerpers@hotmail.com
Cheryl Kerper
Kerper's Gun Shop
(717) 445-5831
kerpers@hotmail.com
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I've dropped you email so you can send me the pix and I'll post them for you.
Without pix and description I'll guess that what you probably have is a pre-Model 24 called the Model of 1950 ... they generally run $1500-$2000 in NIB condition but even in VG-Exec they run $800-$1500+
With the pix and s/n info. plus any other condition description you can give we can perhaps tighten the estimate up.
UPDATE
I've received some pictures and s/n info. (S107xxx) so that dates the mfg. to between 1954 and 1955.
From the pictures the revolver appears to be in prime shape, and in the market here in Northern Ohio I'd venture $1,000-$1,200 perhaps a little more with the right buyer and their first hand examination of the piece.
Box s/n to the gun with tools and papers would add $50-$100 to the price of the gun, and a S&W factory letter ($30) would add to the value with or without the box, etc.
If this were a 4 inch or 5 1/2 inch the price/value would be significantly higher.
Your customer has a very nice revolver and unless there is a need to sell it I would suggest that they hold on to it. If the customer has asked for a value for insurance purposes I would not value it at less than $1,500.
Now hopefully some of the other S&W folks will throw in their views to help round things out.
If you only have time to do two things so-so, or one thing well ... do the one thing!0 -
Beautiful older S&W.
I want one[:p][:D]
Retired Air Force Msgt--NRA Life Member since 19710 -
I'll bid a buck two fifty 0 -
Hell,I'll go a Buck Three Eighty.[:D] [8D] 0 -
Can't conduct any type of business on this forum, but if you gentlemen are interested in making an offer on this gun, I would be glad to relay the information to my customer. You can drop me an e-mail at: kerpers@hotmail.com
Otherwise, I will most likely be putting it up for auction on GunBroker.com in the next week or so.
Thank you very much for the input!0 -
When you put in on the GB Auction post the link. [^] 0
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