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The other day I was in one of my local purveyors and they had taken in a consignment of a Smith and Wesson M&P nickel plated 6" barrel fixed sights and real mother of pearl grips. It had the real big head ejector rod that I was told here dates back to the 1920s or 1930's. This is a prewar model for sure as it lacked the S prefix to the serial number and the hammer block safety.
The nickel finnish is definately original, the ejector star is blued as it should be and all of the lettering is crisp, the mother of pearl grips are gorgeous and in perfect condition, they appear to be original as well since they are perfectly fitted to the gun. The nickel plate has some flaking spots but is about 95%. I did the mechanical checkout and the timing is perfect and lockup is tight. The rifling and forcing cone look new.
Did S&W ship factory mother of pearl grips on nickel guns??
The price is $225 otd. The serial number if IIRC is 255xxx, does anyone know what year that would make the gun?
I already have a post war 1946 S prefix M&P that is blued so I may add this pimp gun to my collection, when I looked at it I could imagine a bootlegger, or gangster carrying it under his zoot suit.
They also had a mid 1960's vintage model 17 no dash with diamond target grips which came from the same gentleman for $350. It may also follow mw home
The nickel finnish is definately original, the ejector star is blued as it should be and all of the lettering is crisp, the mother of pearl grips are gorgeous and in perfect condition, they appear to be original as well since they are perfectly fitted to the gun. The nickel plate has some flaking spots but is about 95%. I did the mechanical checkout and the timing is perfect and lockup is tight. The rifling and forcing cone look new.
Did S&W ship factory mother of pearl grips on nickel guns??
The price is $225 otd. The serial number if IIRC is 255xxx, does anyone know what year that would make the gun?
I already have a post war 1946 S prefix M&P that is blued so I may add this pimp gun to my collection, when I looked at it I could imagine a bootlegger, or gangster carrying it under his zoot suit.
They also had a mid 1960's vintage model 17 no dash with diamond target grips which came from the same gentleman for $350. It may also follow mw home