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sarg1c
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eye on S/W mod 10-7
sarg1c
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Got my eye on a very nice model 10-7 nickle plated. Really nice but there's so many out there just wondering if $450.00 might be a little high. Anyone agree....
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I do know from my own experience that nickel finish is pretty durable, holds up good to hard use.
Cancel that: I checked and the 10-7, made in 1977, is the tapered barrel revolver. Pinned barrel. So it's probably worth it if it's in good shape. I don't think Smith made the tapered barrel guns much past 1977.
Factory Nickel jobs are the best and those that have been re-Nickled lose value, even if the factory did it. I think those sent back to S&W had a letter stamped on the grip or somewhere indicating it was redone. Even so, they say they lose 50% of worth to collectors off the bat. There was a fad a few decades ago to send them in for Electroless Nickel plating or something.
I read that Hoppes #9 and any solvent with ammonia should be used carefully on NP guns. It is very hard on it and you must clean it off real good right after you use it. having said that I have a Nickel 13 and have used it with no issues. I read where some guns were coated in copper before Nickel was applied and the solvent attacks the copper under neath if it is scratched/chipped....I really don't know. I guess there was is Electro-Nickel too or it was used a lot in the past.
One quick way to tell if a S&W was NP at the factory is the hammer and the trigger should be cased hardened steel in appearance not NP. I have seen some with bad NP and pretty good that have been redone.
That seems a little at the high end for a model 10, but it all depends on what shape it is in and what they go for in your area. The Military and Police were the bread and butter of S&W K framed .38s and ain't a thing wrong with them. Some variations/finishes/bbl lengths are getting expensive and harder to come by.
If you like the way it looks and if it feels right in your hand ...............buy it!
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WOW, sold fer $176 high bid.....honestly what they should go for to me being a used model 10, maybe 50 bucks more, but I'm stuck on old prices and it was sold back in 2003!
You can tell the difference between the Nickel and the hammer and trigger being case hardened, my 13 contrast more than that, but it is noticeable on this one.
Not to be confused with a stainless steel gun hammer and trigger which are well.... SS.
I was looking at one I thought was a redone Nickel and I was right when I asked the seller.
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Well, given that the one above sold for less than $200, I'd look a little closer. And that means like new.
If it was stainless, it would have a 6 as a prefix. And likewise, I've never seen a SS tapered barrel Smith. The nickel one in the OP would for me be for carry and not shooting since the heavy barrel ones shoot better. Less felt recoil.
The -6 is blued. Neither one would be to carry as I have a 637 air weight and a colt pocktlite. Just one to shoot a little...
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Nice .38 there. And in your pic you can clearly see the contrast with the hammer and trigger not being nickel plated which means it is an original factory job or at least possibly re-nickel plated by S&W.
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I'd rather have my sister work in a whorehouse than own another Taurus!
I've got an OLD M&P 6" 38 special, looks cool and very original to the period...pre Model 10. Original pre-Magna grips.
But I do have a pre-model 27 and that is allowed???????
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