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I have a smith and wesson 38 special, serial #K753109 on butt,,MOD 14-2 on frame with cylinder open, six shot, 90+% blue, six in barrel.. Can anyone help dating this and educated guess as to the worth??
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James - Your Model 14 was manufactured in 1967. As you may know, prior to 1957 this model was known as the K-38 Target Masterpiece and was considered the "standard" among centerfire target revolvers back in the day before semi-autos took over in target competition. They're great guns - I have a couple and they're among my most enjoyable revolvers to take to the range. It was designed to handle similarly to the .22 LR version (K-22 Masterpiece, which became the Model 17) and the .32 S&W version (K-32 Masterpiece, which became the Model 16).
Condition is important, particularly in a gun model that typically doesn't get carried, and if your gun really is only 90% or a bit more its value will suffer accordingly. Prices also vary a good bit geographically. Around here (northeast) I'd expect to see it priced at $400 to $450, but that would go up by $100 or more if the condition really is better than 90%.