help valueing a couple nice handguns!

[ridgerunner1965]

a guy is looking to trade a couple revolvers to my dad for a horse.i need to find out the approximate value of them.

a colt trooper 357 4 inch nickel,id guess 75 to 80 percent condition. some freckleing on the cylinder and a tiny bit on the frame.smooth action and nice sa and da trigger pulls.

a smith 44 mag 8 3/8 barrel. nickel in about 90 percent plus condition. very nice trigger pulls and overall a flawless gun.
i have a lot of handguns but havent dealt with these two before, any help would be appreciated!

 

[Havok7416]

Is the Trooper a Mk III or Mk V? From the looks of the finish it is in pretty bad shape. For the Mk III in 70% condition one will go for $215 and in 80% $235. The Mk V in 70% condition is worth $240 and in 80% $265. There is also a "regular" model Trooper that is worth slightly more but I will need more input to determine that.

The S&W appears to be a 6 inch version not an 8 3/8". It appears to be a Model 629 due to the Hogue grips. There is also a Model 629 Classic but I believe that has a full underlug where yours does not. I will need further information about the gun -- model, lettering, etc. -- to get you an approximate value.

Please keep in mind that the numbers I have provided are for REFERENCE ONLY! Local pricing in your area may be different and the book from which I retrieved this information is several years old. These *MAY* be worth more but not tremendously so.

 

[ridgerunner1965]

the trooper is a mk 111. the finish on it is much better than the pic looks actually. and your right the smith is a 6 inch, brain fart on that. it is marked mod 29-2 under the crane with some other numbers. on the barrel it simply says smith&wesson on one side and 44 mag on the other.

 

[Havok7416]

That sounds great (for you)! I am basing numbers off of your stated conditions for the guns so nothing changes there. The 29-2 does change things a bit. The Model 29-2 is listed at $500+ in 90% condition and $600+ in 95%. There is a slight premium for the nickel finish ($11) and according to the Blue Book it is worth $40 less without the case. Obviously that is subjective since some people don't give a hoot about the case. Again, the numbers I have are a few years old but they won't be wildly off. Hope this helps!

 

[Buford57]

For dickering purposes, the lack of original grips on the 29-2 also decreases the value somewhat. You would probably put $75-$100 into a set of original style target stocks to make it "correct" for a collector.

 

[ridgerunner1965]

well thank you guys! i really appreciate your time in helping me. apparently the guy has them grossly over valued as he wanted 1600$ in trade on the pair. i think we will pass and let him sell them himself since they are worth way more to him than to us.again many thanks!

 

[hogshead]

Yea but you don't have to feed'em in the winter. lol

 

[Jim K]

Unless horses have gotten a lot cheaper over the past 5 years or so, or the horse in question has rockers on its feet, that trade is a non-starter.

Jim

 

[ridgerunner1965]

yes! you dont have to feed a pair of pistols all winter if you dont want to.if it was up to me id trade straight across. but he is asking 5500$ for the horse and will prob get it. he has sold shooting horses for as much as 10k, in his circle of friends.it is a expensive hobby and takes more skill than one would think.but the real skill is gettin a high blooded horse to run fast and allow yu to shoot LOUD guns off him as fast as yu can go. not sumpin everyone can do fer sure.