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1st Year Prod. S& W Model 53 Double Action Revolver

Currency:USD Category:Firearms & Military Start Price:750.00 USD
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1st Year Production Smith & Wesson Model 53 .22 Remington Jet/.22 LR Double Action Revolver, with box and reloading extras, #K447329, 4-screw frame, .22 Rem. Jet cal., additional .22 LR cylinder with matching serial number. Featuring a 6'' pinned barrel with solid rib, blue finish, factory checkered square butt diamond center target grips with silver S& W medallions, serrated and ramped front sight, square notched rear sight that is adjustable for both windage and elevation, case hardened hammer and trigger. Mfg'd 1961. In original two-piece box that is numbered to the gun, with six (6) of the steel inserts for shooting .22 LR. Also included is a set of RCBS .22 Jet reloading dies, approx. 500+ rounds of loaded .22 Jet ammunition, and approx 50 pieces of brass. Live ammunition is being sold for components only. Approx. 95% original blue finish remains and revolver rates as very good overall. Barrel with general micro-scratching, as well as a few small spots of finish loss and wear around the muzzle; cylinder with a moderate index line. Factory lettering is clear and defined. Approx. 75% case colors remain with nearly all of the fading being to the trigger. Grips with intermittent normal small handling marks, checkering is excellent. Action is crisp with a smooth hammer and trigger; bright bore rates excellent. .22 LR cylinder with a light thin index line. Box shows some flaking and loss to the blue finish, predominantly around the edges; one of the corners is split on an otherwise solid box; firearms identification on the end piece is clear. Est.: $1,500-$1,800. (C& R/PPT)