Smith and Wesson Model 66, 1970s Era, Mint Condition

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Hi Guys,

A firefighter at my fire station has a Smith and Wesson Model 66, in .357, for sale as his father is terminally ill. It is absolutely mint condition, with the original receipt and all the paperwork. Round count is around 4-5 rounds. It has wooden grips and stainless construction. Any idea the value on a gun like this? I'm interested in purchasing it for my first revolver but wouldn't even know where to begin

Thanks!
 
Boyes50 said:
Hi Guys, A firefighter at my fire station has a Smith and Wesson Model 66, in .357, for sale as his father is terminally ill. It is absolutely mint condition, with the original receipt and all the paperwork. Round count is around 4-5 rounds. It has wooden grips and stainless construction. Any idea the value on a gun like this? I'm interested in purchasing it for my first revolver but wouldn't even know where to begin Thanks!
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The Model 66 arrived in May 1970, and there have been nine (?) models since then, so value will depend on which one it is. It is probably a 66-0 or 66-1. Its a great revolver, although the early models were said to dislike a steady diet of full power .357.
 
I'm assuming it is a 6" gun, right? Many were 4" so now prohibs. $600 in a face to face deal is not unreasonable. It might fetch more on EE or at auction ($700) but that also requires more effort. As above, look at it like a 38 with the option of 357 on occasion
 
Thanks for the responses guys. It is a 6" Barrel model. I'm unsure of how to tell the specific model, all the paperwork and stamps on the gun are Model 66. Nothing else or dash marks. It is immaculate. I think I will offer him $450-$500 as I have to travel a few hours to pick it up. They were going to send it and several other rifles to get crushed!!
 
If it doesn't have a box and was going to be decommissioned 450 is a totally reasonable offer if they know what they have
 
Boyes50 said:
Thanks for the responses guys. It is a 6" Barrel model. I'm unsure of how to tell the specific model, all the paperwork and stamps on the gun are Model 66. Nothing else or dash marks. It is immaculate. I think I will offer him $450-$500 as I have to travel a few hours to pick it up. They were going to send it and several other rifles to get crushed!!
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To find the exact model, open the cylinder and at the crane area at the frame part , you’ll see some stampings. It’ll say M-66-? on there. Enjoy the gun! It’s an excellent and elegant little revolver.
 
I've got a 66-1 as well, love it. They're a nice gun to shoot, and I like mine better than the 586 I have. Light, nicely balanced, great trigger, accurate. I reload with cast bullets for it, hotter than 38 special but not exactly full house loads either. If that one is as nice as the picture looks and locks up tight, I'd have no problem paying $500-600 for it. If it was going to be destroyed I'd start low though.
Kristian
 
I bought my used 66-2 back in 1987 for $300.00. Shot a full season of IPSC matches with it and had a hoot. I've put over 20,000+ cast lead bullets down range with it and only replaced 2 firing pins on the hammer.
 
This story brings to mind a deal I did a few years ago, son told me that his mother was getting rid of the fathers guns after he died in a car crash, and was going to phone the RCMP to pick them up.
So he phoned mother and we went over. He was down from the "big city" and did not want them with small kids around, and now place to shoot.
She just wanted them out of the house, and hated guns, so after looking them over, I mad a decent offer on them, a couple nice win 94's, newer, 870 , 2 cheap 22's and a nice S-W 66 like the above, but no box, paper.
She was surprised that any one could walk in and buy guns, so I explained that I can, showed her all my paper work that I had taken with me.
All of a sudden she thinks she can hold me up for a bunch of money, this is 30min. after she was going to give them away, I did buy the s-w for 400.oo which is more than I wanted to pay, the rest she started to talk stupid money and I walked away from them.
But back to this gun, you don't see very many of these in 6 inch, and that condition, go buy the thing, NOW.
 
I bought my 4" 66-2 brand new in 1984. 2 weeks after buying the gun, our house was broken into and the new gun was stolen before I had a chance to fire it.

In 2006, after 22 years missing, I received a call from NWEST that my gun had been recovered in Vancouver (I am in MB). Gun was unfired and had a couple of small marks on it. Still have it.
 
tobin said:
I bought my 4" 66-2 brand new in 1984. 2 weeks after buying the gun, our house was broken into and the new gun was stolen before I had a chance to fire it. In 2006, after 22 years missing, I received a call from NWEST that my gun had been recovered in Vancouver (I am in MB). Gun was unfired and had a couple of small marks on it. Still have it.
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Happy ending. Good stuff.
 
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