mawkie
C&R Whisperer
-A friend contacted me for advice on a.22 target pistol. Me, I'm old school and love the older models like the Colt Woodsman MT and High Standards. One model I'd never owned is the classic S&W 41. So while on the search for something nice for my buddy I ran across an immaculate 41 in a PA auction. I emailed him with the link to it but no response. But I decide to bookmark it on the chance that an opportunity might arise to grab it for the right price.
-Fast forward to auction day. I'm sitting watching duck decoys sell in a MD auction, bored out of my skull. So I decide to look up the 41's lot on the cell phone and see that with 20 minutes left its stalled at $550. So I throw a cheap bid at it and 20 minutes later am shocked to see I got it for $100 under that.
-Lucky for me the SN points to a 1969 manuf. date so I can use my 03. The auction house did a fantastic job packing it and it arrived today in the original box with all the factory paperwork, including the warranty card and storage paper. Also included was a spare 5 1/2 barrel and 2nd magazine. Finish is perfect with not a scratch or worn edge. If it was shot it didn't get much range time.
-Fast forward to auction day. I'm sitting watching duck decoys sell in a MD auction, bored out of my skull. So I decide to look up the 41's lot on the cell phone and see that with 20 minutes left its stalled at $550. So I throw a cheap bid at it and 20 minutes later am shocked to see I got it for $100 under that.
-Lucky for me the SN points to a 1969 manuf. date so I can use my 03. The auction house did a fantastic job packing it and it arrived today in the original box with all the factory paperwork, including the warranty card and storage paper. Also included was a spare 5 1/2 barrel and 2nd magazine. Finish is perfect with not a scratch or worn edge. If it was shot it didn't get much range time.
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