3 Screw .357 Value

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Hello all, have a 4 3/4" Blackhawk made in 1964, all original & unaltered. Was just wondering about it's value in today's market? Condition is shooter grade, has a turn line & a bit of bluing loss due to time in holster. The loading gate and the Micro sight blade have gone plum.

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My guess is 450-550 somewhere in there. I just bought this one 6 months ago from a shop for 325 but I snuck up on it. That said the shorter tubes are a bit more desirable at least to me! If it were in a gun shop near me I'd look at 550 and probably buy at 450. Nice gun!
 

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Based on a completed item search on gb.com I think you are looking in the $650-$700 range.
 
Values of guns often depends upon condition, the area you are trying to sell it in,, condition,, other expenses such as FFL fees, shipping etc, condition, the rarity of the particular firearm, condition, tiny details about a model, and condition.

You have mentioned the turn line & the blueing loss.

The RENE price guide lists a few things to consider.
If it's a 1964,,, it MIGHT,, MIGHT be a type of the "transition" guns. That makes a difference.
But even if it is a transition type,, since you mentioned it's a 1964 made gun,, it may not make much of a difference.
In general,, a gun of that vintage would be considered in a condition of 95% or better as a collectable type. And the average price a collector would consider reasonable,, according to the RENE Price Guide would be about $570.00. Now,, with the turn line,, and the blueing loss,, that gun would not be a 95% or better condition gun. Use the NRA grading guide for a more accurate method of determining it's condition.
As such,, without more details,, if a FTF sale is to be considered,, w/o fees & such,,, & w/o anything special about it,, I'd consider it a $500.00 gun.
 
I would pay $600 locally face to face but that's a little steep. I would do so because of the terms I mentioned and they don't come up for sale locally often. Plus I don't have an Old Model .357. I would sell my customized New Model .357 immediately even though it was my first handgun.
 
I note that there's no "INC" in the barrel address which pretty much makes it a 1964, a somewhat late one.

As contender points out, there ae a few subtle detail differences at that time, involving the rear sight, the ejector rod, the barrel address, and maybe more.

Nice gun! 😁
 
I know that there some here who will disagree....but....to me, the gun in question is worth $550-$600 if it is worth anything. That said though, my opinion is based on the premise that it is indeed "all original, which I'm not certain that the grips are...meaning that yeah, some of the last 3-screws did come with Silver Eagles and a black screw. Thing is though, seems to me that the grip bushings should have been black also. But maybe that's just the way the light is hitting them in the photo??

DGW
 
I know that there some here who will disagree....but....to me, the gun in question is worth $550-$600 if it is worth anything. Some of the last 3-screws did come with Silver Eagles and a black screw. Thing is though, seems to me that the grip bushings should have been black also. But maybe that's just the way the light is hitting them in the photo??

DGW
The grip medallions are just completely faded, they're not the black eagle medallions. Those are the grips & grip screw that came on it
 

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