I've been looking at this M&P for the past year. It was on consignment originally for $400.00, but there wasn't any interest in it.
Gradually the owner kept dropping the price and a few months ago he told the gunshop owner to use his best judgement and sell it.
So yesterday I'm looking at it again. At first he says that he'll let it go for $300.00 taxes included. Then in the same breath he drops the price to $250 taxes included. Well I took off the grips, did all the various functions checks and decided that for $250.00 I would take it.
I concluded that this M&P and myself were meant to be. The shop caters mostly to hunters and does a brisk business in rifles, shotguns and big bore handguns, but I guess graceful M&P's with 6" barrels just don't move. The serial number is 208XXX. According to the S&W catalog this puts it near the end of the 3rd change production run. Somewhere around 1914-1915.
I am pleased with this revolver. It's in pretty good shape and it's a nice addition to my tiny Smith and Wesson collection. I'll be shooting it this weekend. Albeit with very low pressure 38 special 158 LRN. The cylinders didn't have the heat treatment on this model, but the steel is in good shape as is the bore and locking.
I think I'll try shooting it one handed. Somehow it just seems to fit this model more then the two-handed grip does. Here's some pictures. I'm not DHart so be kind.
Unfortunately my photos exceed the alloted memory for this site. Go to the High Road revolver forum to see photos. Hopefully this line will work.
http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?t=150308
If not my thread on THR has the same title on the revovler forum.
Gradually the owner kept dropping the price and a few months ago he told the gunshop owner to use his best judgement and sell it.
So yesterday I'm looking at it again. At first he says that he'll let it go for $300.00 taxes included. Then in the same breath he drops the price to $250 taxes included. Well I took off the grips, did all the various functions checks and decided that for $250.00 I would take it.
I concluded that this M&P and myself were meant to be. The shop caters mostly to hunters and does a brisk business in rifles, shotguns and big bore handguns, but I guess graceful M&P's with 6" barrels just don't move. The serial number is 208XXX. According to the S&W catalog this puts it near the end of the 3rd change production run. Somewhere around 1914-1915.
I am pleased with this revolver. It's in pretty good shape and it's a nice addition to my tiny Smith and Wesson collection. I'll be shooting it this weekend. Albeit with very low pressure 38 special 158 LRN. The cylinders didn't have the heat treatment on this model, but the steel is in good shape as is the bore and locking.
I think I'll try shooting it one handed. Somehow it just seems to fit this model more then the two-handed grip does. Here's some pictures. I'm not DHart so be kind.
Unfortunately my photos exceed the alloted memory for this site. Go to the High Road revolver forum to see photos. Hopefully this line will work.
http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?t=150308
If not my thread on THR has the same title on the revovler forum.