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Posted: Wed Aug 10, 2011 4:53 pm |
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Location: North Carolina | I've got a Smith model 63 kit gun with the pinned barrel. It's stainless, 4 inch, square butt, and in excellent condition. I may have to part ways with this gun, not sure. I bought it used several years ago and have put less than a 100 rounds through it. I don't know it's history though. I have a plastic S&W box and owners manual for it but they are not original. GunBroker and Guns America have not been very helpful in determining a price as there are just not many out there. Would anyone be so kind as to offer an educated opinion on it's re-sale value? Thanks in advance.
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Posted: Wed Aug 10, 2011 5:35 pm |
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Location: NW Ohio | I have one also. These are very desirable and sell for $500-600 with box and accessories. Without the box around $400-450. JMHO
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Posted: Wed Aug 10, 2011 6:56 pm |
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Location: West Jordan, Utah | Smith & Wesson Model 63 is a very nice revolver. I had one, and in about 1998 or so traded it to a friend who wanted a small revolver to teach his children with. I'm glad I traded with him, but still miss that little thing.
Sorry I don't know the present value.
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Posted: Wed Aug 10, 2011 7:25 pm |
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Location: Minnesota | That’s a great little pistol you have and very desirable to own, IMO.
Keep It! Selling a firearm you like, it’s about guaranteed you’ll regret it later.…and would be hard to replace!
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Posted: Wed Aug 10, 2011 7:30 pm |
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Location: Owyhee County, ID, USA | $' pinned - $450 - $550 predicated on local area and condition.
$500 is a pretty good price on any/all the J frame S&W 22s of recent manufacture (Post War) That includes the 34 Blue Kit Gun, the 43 Air weight Kit Gun the 51 the MRF Kit Gun.
The 2' 63 should bring $550- $650 anlong with the 650 and the 651 Stainless Kit Gun 22 MRF. 650 being plain barrel and the 652 having sights.
The earlrier flat latches and the I framed 34 bring more.
Great little trail guns. Though smaller the J frames are actualy a bit harder toteach kids to shoot with due to the heavier trigger pull of the coil spring used in the J frames. I K framed K22 can usually be tuned to have a much smoother and lighter triger.
But you asked about the 63. $500 plus or minus $50.
RWT
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Posted: Wed Aug 10, 2011 8:08 pm |
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Location: North Carolina | I sure hope you don't have to one bullet.
They are a fine little revolver. I had a extra 22mag cylinder fitted to mine. I haven't seen a 63 in a while. I think the prices that you are being given should be pretty close. I know I couldn't part with mine. Without looking it up I would say I got mine new in the late 70's possibly the early 80's. I have the original blue cardboard box and everything that came with it. I may have used the tools that came with it I can't remember. It's been fired very little.
I do know the bore dimensions of the 22LR are different then the 22mag's dimensions. So far I have not experience any problems with that. I had a competent gunsmith fit it and he fired several shots through it.
I did the same thing with M 17 Smith close to 35 years ago.
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Location: Ohio , U.S.A. | Very good gun and spot on in fo above, we've never sold one in the past couple of years for LESS than $500 box or not..they do sell..if your gun does NOT have any 3 letters in the serial number, such as ABC xxxx or such, then it is before the plastic case, should be a two piece blue cardboard box...the vintage is based on the serial number & its shipping date........ you can tell us, the serial number without divulging the entire 'set', just 'X' in the last couple of digits ,may help with the vintage/dating......or look at one of the 'Standard Catalogs of Smith & Wesson' by Supica & Nahas, there is serial number info in there.currently they have a 3rd volume.......
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Location: Rugerville, AZ | my advice (since you asked), sell only those guns which are still in production and AVAILABLE with a month's searching!
My 63 and 651 are mine forever. I had them vapor-blasted to passivate the surfaces, giving a near-pearlescent sheen. Even in stock trim, they'd be very hard to replace at $500-600 each.
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Posted: Thu Aug 11, 2011 12:08 am |
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Location: Owyhee County, ID, USA | Rugerguy: They were introduced in 1977 with a pinned barrel. All S&W 22LR are recessed. This would be a 63 dash nothing.
THey deleted the pinned barrel in 1982 and the model changed to 63-1 to reflect the engineering change.
For whatever reason the 2' guns, introduced in 1989 are 63-3 even though there are no specific engineering changes.
I follow Kit Guns pretty carefully. $500 +- $50 is about normal on GB. Of course add shipping. They do go higher but if a guy waits they come around.
Of the bunch the 651 always brings $650 or so and every once in a while $750 which sees like a bunch for a 'J' frame. I have a 51 so never bought the 651.
I paid $450 shipped for a very nice 95%-98% 2' round butt 34 a couple of months ago.
Sold a 2' 63 for $650 at about the same time. Kept the one I carry around.
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Posted: Thu Aug 11, 2011 3:44 am |
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Location: North Carolina | Thanks for the info everyone. I picked up the plastic Smith box just to have something to put it in. I have no idea where the original cardboard box is as I bought it used from a local gun store several years age. The serial numbers first character is the letter 'M'. The rest are numbers.
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S&w Model 651 For Sale
Posted: Thu Aug 11, 2011 5:15 pm |
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Location: Orange County, CA | I'm with Mojavesam: my 4' round butt 651 with factory red ramp is going into my funeral pyre with me! Priceless!
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Smith And Wesson Model 63 Serial Numbers Identification
Posted: Fri Aug 12, 2011 3:44 pm |
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Location: S.E. KY | I bought one here on the forum for 450.00. I didn't hesitate but no box or papers. I have owned three or four of these I traded away but I always get another one.
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Posted: Fri Aug 12, 2011 6:42 pm |
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Location: Owyhee County, ID, USA | One Bullet: Yours is a 63 dash nothing made between 1977 and 1982.
Only thing it can be given it's pnned barrel. The 'M' serial is correct.
Ross
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Posted: Fri Aug 12, 2011 9:37 pm |
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Location: TX, home of DeeDee Snavely's Used Guns and Weapons | GunBroker and Guns America have not been very helpful in determining a price as there are just not many out there. No kidding! I had one of that vintage (including the box and a set of Herrett Shooting Star stocks) several years ago and I traded it off for some new doo dad or pretty bauble. Earlier this week I decided to have a look around to see what they're going for and how far up The List it should be. The few no dash models I found were spendy with asking prices of $600+ but I have no idea how long they are sitting at that price. If you MUST sell (BTDT over the past couple of years so I know how it feels ), I'd ask $525-ish to give some room for negotiating. If it's a case of needing funds immediately, $450-475 should make for a quick sale.
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