Posted: 7/15/2026 7:17:48 PM EDT
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Wife inherited this and shes not a gun girl, no sentimental attachment to it. Was her grandfathers hip gun when he owned a pawn shop. Appears per chat gpt and its box to be a 60s model 32 snub nose in 38 sw. Has some holster wear, bore is flawless Lock up is tight, haven't fired it but it functions as i would expect. (I did not let the hammer fall on empty cylinder) Kinda cool, has the box and original tools and papers. Also have a box from a same era model 60 stainless that I have no idea who got the gun. Tools and paper work there too. She would rather sell it to invest in her hobbies and I have no want for it. Attached File Attached File Attached File Attached File |
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| I am not intending this to be snarky but the box and papers are probably worth as much as the gun: It appears to be in rather poor condition. |
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Originally Posted By Bigfish9202: I don't think they made the Terriers chambered in .38spl Correctumendo! The terriers were chambered in .38 s&w......the price guesstimates are all in line $200 (fast sale,casual buyer) $400( take some time and wait for guy thats lookin fer one) |
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Originally Posted By Curmudgeon762: I am not intending this to be snarky but the box and papers are probably worth as much as the gun: It appears to be in rather poor condition. No snark at all. I imagine to a collector they would buy the gun for the box and use it for parts. If she got 300.00 for it she would be stoked. |
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Originally Posted By Danted: No snark at all. I imagine to a collector they would buy the gun for the box and use it for parts. If she got 300.00 for it she would be stoked. Yep. A collector with a minty one would be drooling over either of those boxes if they didn’t have one already. |
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| With box and paperwork, I'd say $335ish. If I saw it for that price at a local shop, even in that condition, I'd probably buy it. And possibly flip the box. If you post the serial number, I can give you the year (or close to it). The turn off is the caliber for most people that might want to carry it. |
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Yup. Many a new shooter has purchased a .38 S&W and tried to stuff a .38 S&W Special into the cylinder, only then realizing their mistake. I agree with the $300ish number. There are enthusiasts who love the caliber, but not many, and they'd certainly like what comes with the gun. |
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Originally Posted By ManiacRat: Lucky .. Originally Posted By ManiacRat: Originally Posted By Miami_JBT:@Danted, as a Florida resident, I'm a fan of .38 S&W and the guns chambered in 'em. Shoot me a message. Lucky .. If you outbid Miami I'll give you a free transfer in Texas.  I do shows from Longview to Abilene to Temple. |
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Originally Posted By Danted: ... Lock up is tight, haven't fired it but it functions as i would expect. (I did not let the hammer fall on empty cylinder) ... With all due respect, it's a double action revolver that's seen its better days. What do you think would happen by dry firing it? |
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Originally Posted By Miami_JBT: @Danted, as a Florida resident, I'm a fan of .38 S&W and the guns chambered in 'em. Shoot me an message. Miami_JBT will definitely give it a loving home with plenty of fellow S&W revolvers surrounding it. |
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Checking completed auctions on GunBroker, S&W Terriers sold for anywhere from a low of a bit over $500 to a high of a bit over $900. Remove the grips, get some WD-40 and 0000 steel wool and clean the revolver up a bit. Since you have the box, I don't think it'd be a problem to get at least $600 for it. On the S&W Forum, a member mentioned he sold two Terriers for $750 each. |
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