Rangerrich99
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So I went to the gun show here in PHX yesterday (which was packed, btw) just to burn some time (in other words, I wasn't there specifically to buy anything). There was all the usual stuff to see and admire, but nothing jumped out at me except a very nice handmade knife that I decided not to take home with me.
Then I saw her. A pristine pinned S&W Model 57 .41 magnum (no dash) sporting a 6-inch barrel for $1000. Sitting in its original wooden box. The seller told me he bought it about 16 years ago, but only fired it a few times and then it sat in his safe, mostly due to health issues. Well, I was completely unprepared to blow $1000 on a gun yesterday, and the seller's price was firm, so it didn't come home with me.
Here's my questions: was a grand a good price? What's the general consensus of the quality of a pinned no-dash model 57? Would this gun have made a good investment piece? Note: if I had bought it, I would've had to pay an 11% sales tax (gun show tax).
Then I saw her. A pristine pinned S&W Model 57 .41 magnum (no dash) sporting a 6-inch barrel for $1000. Sitting in its original wooden box. The seller told me he bought it about 16 years ago, but only fired it a few times and then it sat in his safe, mostly due to health issues. Well, I was completely unprepared to blow $1000 on a gun yesterday, and the seller's price was firm, so it didn't come home with me.
Here's my questions: was a grand a good price? What's the general consensus of the quality of a pinned no-dash model 57? Would this gun have made a good investment piece? Note: if I had bought it, I would've had to pay an 11% sales tax (gun show tax).