S&w 686

[saitek11]

Revolvers are not my area of expertise and I am looking for an approximate value of a smith and Wesson 686 distinguished combat. Stainless with original grips and an 8'' barrel, its in excellent condition.
Cheers

 

[sm]

Just throwing out a very general price range of $600 to $700 .
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[tazik]

Very subjective from one to another for a 686, from $600 to $850, ... Rounds in it, equipments, model, etc...,

 

[silverfoxdj]

Is this something your contemplating on buying ?

 

[Pancake81]

With no accessories, gun only, excellent shap (?); i.e. I would say $600 is the low end, $850 at the high end. All comes down to what a buyer is willing to pay. To some, a distinguished combat is just another 686, to another it may be the cremé.

 

[saitek11]

I have a friend wanting to sell it, I was thinking about getting it, if I like it I might keep it, if not I wanted to not lose anything on it.
What sets apart the distinguished combat from the vinilla 686? I am fairly new to revolvers.

 

[Still alive]

I have a friend wanting to sell it, I was thinking about getting it, if I like it I might keep it, if not I wanted to not lose anything on it.
What sets apart the distinguished combat from the vinilla 686? I am fairly new to revolvers.

I believe they are one and same. When the 586 came out in the 80s, they were called the M586, Distinguished Combat Magnum. I think the K19 was called the Combat Magnum. And the K15 was called the Combat Masterpiece. Maybe S&W dropped the worded names later in production. I'm just recalling from memory so it could be fuzzy. My guess is, if there is a name, it's an earlier model?
Is there a dash-number on the crane?

 

[Pancake81]

X2, don't focus too much on the name. I would focus my attention on the dash, as noted above. If you look on the crane (the arm that holds the cylinder when it is "swung out") there may be a number on there (-2, -3, -4... Etc). This indicated which variation it is from the original. So a "no dash" would be the original platform, a -2, would be the second generation (or alteration) from the original and so on.

Generally speaking, people prefer the older models (particularly a "no dash" or a dash 2), and are more likely to pay more for them.

 

[Pancake81]

It kind of becomes insignificant after a dash 5 (for me anyway)... I am not concerned if it's a dash 7 or dash 9... I just call it a "newer" model. But each to their own

 

[saitek11]

Thanks guys never knew that, that is helpful, and something new I have leaned.

 

[jakfrost]

How about the 'M' stamp indicating the firing pin bushing factory mod has been done? I'm looking at a 686-3 with no 'M'...at least not on the 'crane' or 'yoke'? Does that mean it has to go to Smith for the mod? How do you do that in Canada, geeezzz. Or do you even need to do that?

Cheers,
Jim

 

[jakfrost]

Got my answer guys, the 'M' mod, for all 686's after 686-2, got the mod at the time of manufacture...for those of you who didn't know, ( like me...).

Cheers,
Jim

 

[Turkinator]

An 8" barrel is rare, I would stick to the high ends of a lot of the values thrown out there

 

[Twisted Canuck]

As Turkinator said, the 8" are harder to come by (I have a no dash 8", and no way would I sell it for hundreds less than a new 686 with the MIM bits and HillaryHole)....but I always think my Smiths are worth more than others do.