What's a good price for a S&W Model 19

NWS · January 15, 2011, 07:20 PM

Forum,

Any opinions on what's a good price for a 4", blue, Model 19-5 with very little useage?

NWS

redlevel42 · January 15, 2011, 08:06 PM

A good price would $400 or less. A fair price would be $425-$450. Anything more than that would be too much, in my estimation. That assumes just the gun, no box, papers, tools, etc.

I believe prices on Model 19s are down by at least $50 over the last year. The dash-5 is a non-pinned barrel, non-recessed cylinder gun, which diminishes its value at least $50 under a pinned/recessed gun in the same condition, again, in my estimation.

DiscoRacing · January 15, 2011, 08:07 PM

paid 450 for mine... but really wanted one...

would have been better deal at 400

roaddog28 · January 15, 2011, 08:55 PM

Top price for a non pinned model 19 is $400 tops. I would try to find one for $375. I bought a 19-4 6 inch for $269 out the door seven months ago. This is a pinned and recessed revolver. Shop around.
Good luck,
Howard

MR.G · January 15, 2011, 09:08 PM

Around here a 19 in excellent condition would be a rare find and would bring close to $500.00.

b money · January 15, 2011, 09:13 PM

I just paid $310 out the door for a 19-4 (P&R) square butt. The bluing is a little worse for wear but it is in great condition mechanically should be a great shooter. Shop around and if you Are looking for a range/work gun remember some guns that have wear may have been riding on someones hip or in their car and not have been shot much, like mine.

madcratebuilder · January 16, 2011, 08:22 AM

My P&R'ed 19 was $450 about three plus years ago, 99% with box and papers. Top dollar at that time, couldn't touch for that today.

chasesparks · January 16, 2011, 08:25 AM

$475 and under and you did pretty well. around $400.00 and you stole it.

CajunBass · January 16, 2011, 08:35 AM

I paid about $500.00 for a nickel 19-4 in near perfect condition a couple of years ago. Too much? Maybe so, but I wouldn't sell it for that today. I saw a nickel 19-3 not long ago with a price tag of $729.00. It was gone a week later. I don't know what they got for it, but if I know the shop they didn't come off it much.

Blued 19's seem to go for around $500.00 there. Model 10's are near $400.00.

Those prices are all for near NIB condition guns. I've never even seen a "beater" or "well worn" gun in this shop.

savit260 · January 16, 2011, 11:45 AM

$400-$450 tops for a used -5. Add a few bucks for -4 or earlier.

Webleymkv · January 16, 2011, 12:02 PM

In my area, such a gun would bring $400-500. An older P&R gun, a gun with a shorter 2 1/2" barrel, a nickel gun, or a gun with the box and papers would bring more.

Hal · January 16, 2011, 12:34 PM

Look around...

There may be another stupid person out there that will sell a P&R 4" blued 19. w/box papers and that only had 50 shots through it for $250.00....

How do I know for sure it only ha 50 shots through it?

I'm the stupid idiot that put them through it...prior to that the gun had been unfired.

Stupid, stupid, stupid stupid....

Moral of this story is - before you sell a gun you no longer shoot - find out what the going price is for it before you open your (stupid, stupid, stupid) mouth...

redlevel42 · January 16, 2011, 02:16 PM

I believe prices on Model 19s are down from a year ago. I bought this finish challenged-but excellent mechanically 19-3 for $300 OTD a couple of weeks ago.

I paid $425 OTD for this nice 19-3 two and one-half inch gun back in October. A year ago, the same dealer was asking $500 for guns not much better than the four-inch gun I have pictured, and $595 for guns not nearly as nice as the snubby.

Here's that snubby with a hand-carved holster I had made for it:

jepp2 · January 16, 2011, 02:37 PM

I recently paid $430 for a 19-4 on GunBroker. Feel like I overpaid a bit, but I watched several in much worse condition sell for not much less. It came with a standard hammer and trigger, but I swapped those out with target versions.

old bear · January 16, 2011, 05:19 PM

Not to thread hijack, but redlevel42 that is a great looking holster you made.

5Wire · January 17, 2011, 01:33 AM

I have a short track, 23 months, and no chart for the 2-1/2 Model 19. The average price is a bit higher than what's been posted so far. Here it is:

Smith & Wesson Model 19 Revolver in .357 Magnum,.38 Special, Plus P, 2.5 in Bbl, .38 Special, Plus P . Bluebook of Gun Values (31st Edition) indicates between $325 in 95% condition and $550 in 100% condition for this gun. I have 14 recorded prices for this model gun from $395 to $680 over a period of 1 Yrs 11 Mos ending January 10, 2011. The average price as of that date was $493. No refurbs, no refinishes, regular sights. All represented as 95% or better. No distinction for engineering revision, if any, no special editions, no distinctions for box, papers, tools. Current or last MSRP is $457.

Mannlicher · January 18, 2011, 07:58 AM

Mr G

Quote:

Around here a 19 in excellent condition would be a rare find and would bring close to $500.00.

saying 'around here', with no indication of where 'here' is, makes using the info difficult.

h82sh00tya · February 3, 2011, 01:46 AM

NEED INFO ON A VERY NICE S&W 19-3 4", 357.
IN ORIGINAL BOX STAMP DATED INSIDE 1955. I WOULD SAY 90% COND.
SER# STARTS (2K61XXX) CAN BUY FOR $350.00 PRIVATE PARTY.
EVEN MY WIFE LIKES IT

THANKS AND GREAT SIGHT"

madcratebuilder · February 3, 2011, 08:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by h82sh00tya

NEED INFO ON A VERY NICE S&W 19-3 4", 357.
IN ORIGINAL BOX STAMP DATED INSIDE 1955. I WOULD SAY 90% COND.
SER# STARTS (2K61XXX) CAN BUY FOR $350.00 PRIVATE PARTY.
EVEN MY WIFE LIKES IT THANKS AND GREAT SIGHT"

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Welcome to the forum

$350 is a great price, buy it. The -3 has made from 1967-1977. The early box is worth a few bucks. The 1955 date indicates a pre model number box that brings about $50+.

Venom1956 · February 4, 2011, 02:05 PM

Yeah out of production Revolvers are somewhat difficult to price. Often the overpriced ones are easy to spot but 'fair' price is subjective. There is a finite supply so usually sells can set their price and sit on it. I saw a Model 17 that I thought was easily 100 over priced. What do you know another guy in the store bought it without blinking an eye.

Glenn E. Meyer · February 4, 2011, 02:28 PM

The low 400s. I paid 400 for mine a couple of years ago.

NoirFan · February 5, 2011, 10:39 AM

Hi, this is a bit outdated, but just to add another data point I bought my NIB model 19 for $425 in 2007, with box and manual (which I didn't care about, but they came with it) in Indiana.

Sevens · February 5, 2011, 10:58 AM

Quote:

I'm the stupid idiot that put them through it...prior to that the gun had been unfired.

Stupid, stupid, stupid stupid....

Moral of this story is - before you sell a gun you no longer shoot - find out what the going price is for it before you open your (stupid, stupid, stupid) mouth...

Yes, Hal, yes, but it begs the question:
Do you have any regrets?

hardworker · July 1, 2011, 05:28 AM

Is 425ish still the average for a 19?

bumnote · July 1, 2011, 05:39 AM

I bought a -2 snub 18-24 months ago for around $450, it's was in almost new condition...very little wear. It's my favorite, wouldn't sell it for 3 times that.

January 15, 2011, 07:20 PM	#1
NWS Junior Member Join Date: January 15, 2011 Posts: 1	What's a good price for a S&W Model 19 Forum, Any opinions on what's a good price for a 4", blue, Model 19-5 with very little useage? NWS

January 15, 2011, 08:06 PM	#2
redlevel42 Senior Member Join Date: July 27, 2007 Location: South Georgia Posts: 310	A good price would $400 or less. A fair price would be $425-$450. Anything more than that would be too much, in my estimation. That assumes just the gun, no box, papers, tools, etc. I believe prices on Model 19s are down by at least $50 over the last year. The dash-5 is a non-pinned barrel, non-recessed cylinder gun, which diminishes its value at least $50 under a pinned/recessed gun in the same condition, again, in my estimation. __________________ Georgia on My Mind

January 15, 2011, 08:07 PM	#3
DiscoRacing Senior Member Join Date: December 19, 2008 Location: milton, wv Posts: 3,640	paid 450 for mine... but really wanted one... would have been better deal at 400 __________________ Desert Eagle Alliance Group Launcher Extraordinaire ______ ----Get Busy Live'n.....Or....Get Busy Die'n......Red -------They call me Dr. Bob,,,, I have a PhD in S&W

January 15, 2011, 09:13 PM	#6
b money Senior Member Join Date: December 29, 2008 Location: Granville, IL Posts: 153	I just paid $310 out the door for a 19-4 (P&R) square butt. The bluing is a little worse for wear but it is in great condition mechanically should be a great shooter. Shop around and if you Are looking for a range/work gun remember some guns that have wear may have been riding on someones hip or in their car and not have been shot much, like mine. __________________ Μολὼν λάβε

January 16, 2011, 08:35 AM	#9
CajunBass Senior Member Join Date: May 6, 2005 Location: North Chesterfield, Virginia Posts: 4,767	I paid about $500.00 for a nickel 19-4 in near perfect condition a couple of years ago. Too much? Maybe so, but I wouldn't sell it for that today. I saw a nickel 19-3 not long ago with a price tag of $729.00. It was gone a week later. I don't know what they got for it, but if I know the shop they didn't come off it much. Blued 19's seem to go for around $500.00 there. Model 10's are near $400.00. Those prices are all for near NIB condition guns. I've never even seen a "beater" or "well worn" gun in this shop. __________________ For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life. John 3:16 (NKJV)

January 15, 2011, 08:55 PM	#4
roaddog28 Senior Member Join Date: March 15, 2009 Location: Escondido, CA Posts: 961	Top price for a non pinned model 19 is $400 tops. I would try to find one for $375. I bought a 19-4 6 inch for $269 out the door seven months ago. This is a pinned and recessed revolver. Shop around. Good luck, Howard

January 15, 2011, 09:08 PM	#5
MR.G Senior Member Join Date: July 20, 2001 Posts: 641	Around here a 19 in excellent condition would be a rare find and would bring close to $500.00.

January 16, 2011, 08:22 AM	#7
madcratebuilder Senior Member Join Date: November 2, 2007 Location: Northern Orygun Posts: 4,923	My P&R'ed 19 was $450 about three plus years ago, 99% with box and papers. Top dollar at that time, couldn't touch for that today.

January 16, 2011, 08:25 AM	#8
chasesparks Member Join Date: January 16, 2011 Location: Opelika Posts: 31	$475 and under and you did pretty well. around $400.00 and you stole it.

January 16, 2011, 11:45 AM	#10
savit260 Senior Member Join Date: January 2, 2006 Posts: 702	$400-$450 tops for a used -5. Add a few bucks for -4 or earlier.

January 16, 2011, 12:02 PM	#11
Webleymkv Senior Member Join Date: July 20, 2005 Location: Indiana Posts: 10,446	In my area, such a gun would bring $400-500. An older P&R gun, a gun with a shorter 2 1/2" barrel, a nickel gun, or a gun with the box and papers would bring more.

January 16, 2011, 12:34 PM	#12
Hal Senior Member Join Date: October 9, 1998 Location: Ohio USA Posts: 8,563	Look around... There may be another stupid person out there that will sell a P&R 4" blued 19. w/box papers and that only had 50 shots through it for $250.00.... How do I know for sure it only ha 50 shots through it? I'm the stupid idiot that put them through it...prior to that the gun had been unfired. Stupid, stupid, stupid stupid.... Moral of this story is - before you sell a gun you no longer shoot - find out what the going price is for it before you open your (stupid, stupid, stupid) mouth...

January 16, 2011, 02:16 PM	#13
redlevel42 Senior Member Join Date: July 27, 2007 Location: South Georgia Posts: 310	I believe prices on Model 19s are down from a year ago. I bought this finish challenged-but excellent mechanically 19-3 for $300 OTD a couple of weeks ago. I paid $425 OTD for this nice 19-3 two and one-half inch gun back in October. A year ago, the same dealer was asking $500 for guns not much better than the four-inch gun I have pictured, and $595 for guns not nearly as nice as the snubby. Here's that snubby with a hand-carved holster I had made for it: __________________ Georgia on My Mind

January 16, 2011, 02:37 PM	#14
jepp2 Senior Member Join Date: December 24, 2008 Location: Loveland, CO Posts: 1,476	I recently paid $430 for a 19-4 on GunBroker. Feel like I overpaid a bit, but I watched several in much worse condition sell for not much less. It came with a standard hammer and trigger, but I swapped those out with target versions.

January 16, 2011, 05:19 PM	#15
old bear Senior Member Join Date: November 3, 2009 Location: Not close enough to the beach Posts: 1,477	redlevel42 Not to thread hijack, but redlevel42 that is a great looking holster you made.

January 17, 2011, 01:33 AM	#16
5Wire Senior Member Join Date: March 13, 2008 Posts: 262	I have a short track, 23 months, and no chart for the 2-1/2 Model 19. The average price is a bit higher than what's been posted so far. Here it is: Smith & Wesson Model 19 Revolver in .357 Magnum,.38 Special, Plus P, 2.5 in Bbl, .38 Special, Plus P . Bluebook of Gun Values (31st Edition) indicates between $325 in 95% condition and $550 in 100% condition for this gun. I have 14 recorded prices for this model gun from $395 to $680 over a period of 1 Yrs 11 Mos ending January 10, 2011. The average price as of that date was $493. No refurbs, no refinishes, regular sights. All represented as 95% or better. No distinction for engineering revision, if any, no special editions, no distinctions for box, papers, tools. Current or last MSRP is $457. __________________ 5Wire (Bob) *We must all hang together, or assuredly we shall all hang separately.*

February 3, 2011, 01:46 AM	#18
h82sh00tya Junior Member Join Date: February 3, 2011 Posts: 1	help ! NEED INFO ON A VERY NICE S&W 19-3 4", 357. IN ORIGINAL BOX STAMP DATED INSIDE 1955. I WOULD SAY 90% COND. SER# STARTS (2K61XXX) CAN BUY FOR $350.00 PRIVATE PARTY. EVEN MY WIFE LIKES IT THANKS AND GREAT SIGHT"

February 4, 2011, 02:05 PM	#20
Venom1956 Senior Member Join Date: October 4, 2008 Location: WI Posts: 3,656	Yeah out of production Revolvers are somewhat difficult to price. Often the overpriced ones are easy to spot but 'fair' price is subjective. There is a finite supply so usually sells can set their price and sit on it. I saw a Model 17 that I thought was easily 100 over priced. What do you know another guy in the store bought it without blinking an eye. __________________ E-Shock rounds are engineered to expend maximum energy into soft targets, turning the density mass into an expanding rotational cone of NyTrilium matrix particles, causing neurological collapse to the central nervous system.- Yeah I can do that. I guarantee you will know it if a bicyclist hits your house going 1000 mph. -Smaug

February 4, 2011, 02:28 PM	#21
Glenn E. Meyer Senior Member Join Date: November 17, 2000 Posts: 20,064	The low 400s. I paid 400 for mine a couple of years ago. __________________ NRA, TSRA, IDPA, NTI, Polite Soc. - Aux Armes, Citoyens

February 5, 2011, 10:39 AM	#22
NoirFan Member Join Date: July 25, 2006 Posts: 97	Hi, this is a bit outdated, but just to add another data point I bought my NIB model 19 for $425 in 2007, with box and manual (which I didn't care about, but they came with it) in Indiana.

July 1, 2011, 05:28 AM	#24
hardworker Senior Member Join Date: August 4, 2010 Posts: 820	Is 425ish still the average for a 19?

July 1, 2011, 05:39 AM	#25
bumnote Senior Member Join Date: October 13, 2008 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 407	I bought a -2 snub 18-24 months ago for around $450, it's was in almost new condition...very little wear. It's my favorite, wouldn't sell it for 3 times that. __________________ "And remember, Abraham Lincoln didn't die in vain, he died in Washington D.C." - Firesign Theatre Last edited by bumnote; July 1, 2011 at 06:17 AM.