need help dating a S&W Mod 17 22LR - 10/21/21
Spent this weekend visiting my 77 year old father who recently beat throat cancer but his years are numbered. He confirmed the pistol pictured below would be willed to me. It was handed down to him by his stepfather in 1985 after his passing. My father has never fired it, and does not recall his stepdad shooting it. No S&W box, just stored in a holster and well oiled for decades.
The butt of pistol is stamped K877xxx. The yoke is stamped with the SN and just below has Mod 17-3 . The “7” appears to have been re-stamped over a number “6” ??? Inet research indicates this pistol was made in 1969. Just looking to confirm
date and possibly why the cylinder yoke is stamped like I described. Possible factory error and re-stamping ?
The pistol cylinder shows very minimal wear and the deep lustre factory bluing looks excellent. Bore appears unfired, and front & rear of cylinder shows no powder residue or wear. If it was “fired”, it was shot very few times. Is the current value around $450-550 ? Thanks in advance
The butt of pistol is stamped K877xxx. The yoke is stamped with the SN and just below has Mod 17-3 . The “7” appears to have been re-stamped over a number “6” ??? Inet research indicates this pistol was made in 1969. Just looking to confirm
date and possibly why the cylinder yoke is stamped like I described. Possible factory error and re-stamping ?
The pistol cylinder shows very minimal wear and the deep lustre factory bluing looks excellent. Bore appears unfired, and front & rear of cylinder shows no powder residue or wear. If it was “fired”, it was shot very few times. Is the current value around $450-550 ? Thanks in advance