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Post by drycreek on Jun 28, 2021 8:01:32 GMT -5
Guys, I’m mostly on the single action side of this forum, but I have a question to ask about my Smith model 57. It’s a six inch, no dash, pinned and recessed, with aftermarket rosewood Hogue grips. I also have the originals but they have a chip out of the bottom. I also have the original box. The gun is in excellent shape, the box in fair shape. I’ve looked on Gbroker, and they range from $900 guns that didn’t sell to guns that sold for $1500. I’m thinking of selling it, what to price it at ? Thanks !
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rhino
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Post by rhino on Jun 28, 2021 9:32:37 GMT -5
Personally I wouldn't sell it. It was built during the time when S&W produced some of the finest revolvers ever made. It is desirable, you'll never get one like it again. If you are determined to sell itI I'd price it at $1500 and negotiate from there but $1350 is very fair in the current market. It will steadily increase in value if you can sit on it a while. Post some photos of it and I'm sure the price could be narrowed down.
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Post by drycreek on Jun 28, 2021 10:47:27 GMT -5
Personally I wouldn't sell it. It was built during the time when S&W produced some of the finest revolvers ever made. It is desirable, you'll never get one like it again. If you are determined to sell itI I'd price it at $1500 and negotiate from there but $1350 is very fair in the current market. It will steadily increase in value if you can sit on it a while. Post some photos of it and I'm sure the price could be narrowed down. I can’t post photos, but take my word for it that it’s in excellent condition. I’m selling several guns because I’m 74 years old and I don’t want my wife to have to deal with this after I’m gone. I haven’t shot it in years. Thanks for your advice. |
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Post by bushog on Jun 28, 2021 11:40:29 GMT -5
Guys, I’m mostly on the single action side of this forum, but I have a question to ask about my Smith model 57. It’s a six inch, no dash, pinned and recessed, with aftermarket rosewood Hogue grips. I also have the originals but they have a chip out of the bottom. I also have the original box. The gun is in excellent shape, the box in fair shape. I’ve looked on Gbroker, and they range from $900 guns that didn’t sell to guns that sold for $1500. I’m thinking of selling it, what to price it at ? Thanks ! The place to start is: Does the serial # start with an "S" or an "N"? The S guns are much more desirable. |
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norfok
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Post by norfok on Jun 28, 2021 13:18:57 GMT -5
What's the difference between "S" and "N"?
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Post by kings6 on Jun 28, 2021 13:41:29 GMT -5
S prefixed guns are earlier guns and tend to be more desirable to many just like some of us like 3 screw Rugers more than we do the newer transfer ba Rugers. Personally, when I look for a S&W the S or N is one of the first things I look at.
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rhino
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Post by rhino on Jun 28, 2021 16:10:49 GMT -5
Personally I wouldn't sell it. It was built during the time when S&W produced some of the finest revolvers ever made. It is desirable, you'll never get one like it again. If you are determined to sell itI I'd price it at $1500 and negotiate from there but $1350 is very fair in the current market. It will steadily increase in value if you can sit on it a while. Post some photos of it and I'm sure the price could be narrowed down. I can’t post photos, but take my word for it that it’s in excellent condition. I’m selling several guns because I’m 74 years old and I don’t want my wife to have to deal with this after I’m gone. I haven’t shot it in years. Thanks for your advice. If I could afford it I'd gladly take it off your hands, I understand not wanting your wife to deal with it after you're gone. I would gladly accept it as a donation to Rhino's Revolver Museum to which I am the custodian. 😂 My oldest daughter will take that position when I vacate it. She shoots autos but loves older S&W's and Rugers. Good luck on the sales of your firearms and don't take a low ball offer. |
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Post by drycreek on Jun 28, 2021 19:01:57 GMT -5
Mine starts with an S and I sold it today for a tidy sum over what I gave for it. (Don’t even mention inflation as it will dampen my enthusiasm)  Thanks to all who commented ! |
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Post by rjm52 on Jun 29, 2021 7:17:38 GMT -5
...an "S" prefix 57 was made in the 1960s (1964-1968)...when S&W was at their peak... The bluing on those guns has never been duplicated.
Don't know what you sold it for but I follow 57s on GunBroker and in the condition you describe with original presentation case, many bring well over $2k...
If the original grips had the diamond around the screw hole they are know as "Cokes"...and by themselves will bring $800....
Bob
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Post by bushog on Jun 29, 2021 7:49:25 GMT -5
...an "S" prefix 57 was made in the 1960s (1964-1968)...when S&W was at their peak... The bluing on those guns has never been duplicated. Don't know what you sold it for but I follow 57s on GunBroker and in the condition you describe with original presentation case, many bring well over $2k... If the original grips had the diamond around the screw hole they are know as "Cokes"...and by themselves will bring $800.... Bob Yep and if it was a first year gun the prices soar quickly! |
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parallaxbill
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Post by parallaxbill on Jul 3, 2021 15:38:55 GMT -5
Bought these two recently. Neither with boxes or papers. The upper one is a 78 Magnaported 6.5" and a sweet action job that I got for $900. I lb 10 oz SA trigger pull. The lower one from a friend, 1980 from the serial number for $850. Both were very sweet deals at those prices.  |
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Post by taffin on Jul 4, 2021 9:01:32 GMT -5
Guys, I’m mostly on the single action side of this forum, but I have a question to ask about my Smith model 57. It’s a six inch, no dash, pinned and recessed, with aftermarket rosewood Hogue grips. I also have the originals but they have a chip out of the bottom. I also have the original box. The gun is in excellent shape, the box in fair shape. I’ve looked on Gbroker, and they range from $900 guns that didn’t sell to guns that sold for $1500. I’m thinking of selling it, what to price it at ? Thanks ! DON'T SEEL! THE LAST TIME I VISITED ELMER KEITH IN SALMON HE WAS PACKIN' HIS 4" .41 postimg.cc/4K4Dk842postimg.cc/Z910WhyM |
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jeffh
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Post by jeffh on Jul 4, 2021 12:25:40 GMT -5
Guys, I’m mostly on the single action side of this forum, but......................... I love Single Actions and enjoy them more than double-actions, but a fella still NEEDS Double-Actions.
I suppose if a fella were going to sell something, THIS is the time, but it's ALSO the time - a point of no return - when we can scarce hope to replace a lot of very nice things in the future, which don't seem to be as popular with the marketing teams and accountants.
I've usually personally tended toward firearms which don't cost a lot, regardless of what my finances were throughout my life, but even those "old" Charters and Rugers, which were once plentiful and cheap are no longer plentiful OR cheap. I think it'd be a lot harder on a guy who owns some of the classier items desired by more people.
Yours to decide. It took me forty years to start to focus on executing my long-standing desire to own just a few of my most favorite guns, so my perspective may not be as useful to you as that of most others here.
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Post by dobegrant on Jul 5, 2021 0:17:42 GMT -5
My m57 is 6 1/2” “s” prefix that dates to 1965, beautiful gun , also have a Blackhawk 6 1/2”, love the .41 magnum
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Post by rjm52 on Jul 6, 2021 6:47:00 GMT -5
do...if you check I believe your 65 will measure 6" not 6.5. The 29s had 6.5" barrels but for whatever reason S&W only used 6" barrels on the 57s as their mid-length.
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Thanks to all who commented !
