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Smith and Wesson Model 10

Mr. PerfectMr. Perfect Member, Moderator Posts: 66,437 ******
edited July 2018 in General Discussion
Was wondering... when did the S&W Model 10 last sell for $50.75 brand new?
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And fiery auto crashes
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  • Ricci WrightRicci Wright Member Posts: 8,259 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Around the time that amount was the average weekly paycheck I?m guessing. [:)]
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  • Mr. PerfectMr. Perfect Member, Moderator Posts: 66,437 ******
    edited November -1
    That was the price on the box of one I saw recently. Still in the original paper inside.
    Some will die in hot pursuit
    And fiery auto crashes
    Some will die in hot pursuit
    While sifting through my ashes
    Some will fall in love with life
    And drink it from a fountain
    That is pouring like an avalanche
    Coming down the mountain
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  • DocDoc Member Posts: 13,898 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    The only Model 10 that I bought new was a 10-7 in 1979. I am trying to recall the retail price but I don't remember exactly what I paid. I think it was under $100. I think you'd have to go back to the 1960s or even 1950s for a $50 retail price.

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  • shilowarshilowar Member Posts: 38,811 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I carried a Model 10 bull barrel in my first cop job.
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  • 11b6r11b6r Member Posts: 16,584 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    S&W started using model NUMBERS instead of NAMES about 1957. Before that, it would not e a "Model 10", as there were no model numbers. It changed to Model 10-1 about 1959, and 10-2 in about 1961. The price you posted would have been in about those days- late 50's early 60's. but if you have the "dash number" showing the engineering change, can narrow it down some.
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  • Ricci WrightRicci Wright Member Posts: 8,259 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    You mean at he mall?? [:)][}:)][}:)][:o)]quote:Originally posted by shilowar
    I carried a Model 10 bull barrel in my first cop job.
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  • Mr. PerfectMr. Perfect Member, Moderator Posts: 66,437 ******
    edited November -1
    I'll see if I can get a couple photos in the next day or so. It looks a lot like Doc's.
    Some will die in hot pursuit
    And fiery auto crashes
    Some will die in hot pursuit
    While sifting through my ashes
    Some will fall in love with life
    And drink it from a fountain
    That is pouring like an avalanche
    Coming down the mountain
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  • asopasop Member Posts: 9,014 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Early to Mid 60's, Ser.# aprox. C860,000 Mfg. date of 1962.
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  • Smitty500magSmitty500mag Member Posts: 13,623 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    This ad is from July 1960 and the S&W .38 Special with a 2" barrel was $39.95. There's no model number shown in the ad. The S&W is on the right side of the ad about half way down the page.

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  • jimdeerejimdeere Member, Moderator Posts: 26,268 ******
    edited November -1
    You could order them from Popular Mechanics and it would be delivered to your house.
    Shipping, around $1.14.
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  • WearyTravelerWearyTraveler Member Posts: 2,019 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by Smitty500mag
    This ad is from July 1960 and the S&W .38 Special with a 2" barrel was $39.95. There's no model number shown in the ad. The S&W is on the right side of the ad about half way down the page.

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    Wouldn't you love to find them at those prices today!?!?
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  • Ricci WrightRicci Wright Member Posts: 8,259 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    And there are folks on here who would * about the shipping charge. [:)]quote:Originally posted by jimdeere
    You could order them from Popular Mechanics and it would be delivered to your house.
    Shipping, around $1.14.
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  • dcon12dcon12 Member Posts: 32,036 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by Ricci Wright
    And there are folks on here who would * about the shipping charge. [:)]quote:Originally posted by jimdeere
    You could order them from Popular Mechanics and it would be delivered to your house.
    Shipping, around $1.14.




    Stamps were only a nickel! Don
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  • ChrisStreettChrisStreett Member Posts: 3,847 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Same here Shilowar, we didn?t transition to the G17 until late 80?s. Our issue ammo was originally +P semi-wadcutters. I can truthfully say, after dumping 6 at point blank range into a vital area with no effect at all, that I 1) no longer had ANY confidence in the round and 2) will be eternally grateful there was a fellow officer behind me with an 870 loaded with 00. 100% effective! That was a great revolver to shoot though.
    (Ricci, those mall jobs could be tough sometimes! Lol.)
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  • Smitty500magSmitty500mag Member Posts: 13,623 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by dcon12
    Stamps were only a nickel! Don


    Stamps had been 3 cents since the early 30s and then in 1958 they raised the price to 4 cents. People in my part of the world were still having a hard time getting over Coke raising their price from 5 cents to 6 cents. They were really pissed off when the government raised the price of stamps.
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  • jimdeerejimdeere Member, Moderator Posts: 26,268 ******
    edited November -1
    Heck, don remembers when the mail came by Pony Express.
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  • DocDoc Member Posts: 13,898 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Those 2" revolvers for $39.95 are butchered Victory Models. Not worth $40 then or now.
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  • He DogHe Dog Member Posts: 51,593 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    No, but they made my Victory that much more valuable by getting butchered.
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  • shilowarshilowar Member Posts: 38,811 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by Ricci Wright
    You mean at he mall?? [:)][}:)][}:)][:o)]quote:Originally posted by shilowar
    I carried a Model 10 bull barrel in my first cop job.



    Close!! Hospital Police!! Got in more physical fights at the Hospital then any other time in my career. Lots of emotional chit goin down at a Hospital. [;)]
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  • He DogHe Dog Member Posts: 51,593 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Especially at Psych hospitals!
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  • gruntledgruntled Member Posts: 8,218 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by 11b6r
    S&W started using model NUMBERS instead of NAMES about 1957. Before that, it would not e a "Model 10", as there were no model numbers. It changed to Model 10-1 about 1959, and 10-2 in about 1961. The price you posted would have been in about those days- late 50's early 60's. but if you have the "dash number" showing the engineering change, can narrow it down some.

    Is that why I'm told the pistol I got from my grandfather is a pre-model 10? That term has never made much sense to me.

    There is no model name or number. Just Smith & Wesson on the left side of barrel & the caliber on the right. The first patent date on the top of the barrel is 1901 & the last is 1914.
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  • 11b6r11b6r Member Posts: 16,584 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Spent 5 years running the PD for a 500 bed hospital. We saw everything you would ever see on the street, and a lot of things you would NEVER see on the street. Psych cases were a small part of that.


    We had Mom come to visit daddy, found his girlfriend in his room, started shooting. Rapist still stalking victim who was being treated (NOT a date rape case, either) Alcohol withdrawal, alcohol poisoning, assaults that started at home, continued in the ER. Helped deliver 2 babies in back seat of car in parking lot (Daddies waited too long to head for hospital) Attempted armed robbery of our pharmacy, robber learned about "bounce back" when shooting at window made of Lexan. [:)]


    Yes, our folks were commissioned police officers. Yes, those are real .357 revolvers (and yes, we got a lot of mileage out of a PR-24 baton) We also helped put out fires, and did whatever needed doing in emergencies. About half my officers were retired veterans from other PDs, half were in college majoring in law enforcement.

    Gruntled- if it was made before S&W starting numbering the models, it would be a pre-model 10. It would be a Military and Police model. and what would later be called a Model 36 was called a Chief's Special. Named models, followed by numbered models.
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  • Mr. PerfectMr. Perfect Member, Moderator Posts: 66,437 ******
    edited November -1
    So, it looks like it dates to about 1964 or so, based on the ser. no. Sorry the photos are so fuzzy, but they are all I have.
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    Some will die in hot pursuit
    And fiery auto crashes
    Some will die in hot pursuit
    While sifting through my ashes
    Some will fall in love with life
    And drink it from a fountain
    That is pouring like an avalanche
    Coming down the mountain
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  • Mr. PerfectMr. Perfect Member, Moderator Posts: 66,437 ******
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by asop
    Early to Mid 60's, Ser.# aprox. C860,000 Mfg. date of 1962.
    Damn fine guess! [:D]
    Some will die in hot pursuit
    And fiery auto crashes
    Some will die in hot pursuit
    While sifting through my ashes
    Some will fall in love with life
    And drink it from a fountain
    That is pouring like an avalanche
    Coming down the mountain
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  • He DogHe Dog Member Posts: 51,593 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    The 10-5 was indeed a 1962 change.
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