Elvis' S&W Model 53 Sells For...

[45Doll 5,877]

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Elvis Presley's Smith & Wesson Revolver Sells for $200K at Auction (breitbart.com)

According to the comments it's in .22 Jet, which I have never heard of.

The M53 was chambered for a 22 Jet which is a 357 Magnum case necked down to a 22. It practically duplicates the ballistics of the 5.56 Nato. The M53 came with a spare cylinder in 22 LR.

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The 22 Jet is an interesting round that didn't really prove out.  Great in concept but in a revolver it caused problems.  Note the taper in the cartridge - when fired the brass would expand slightly like every other round and when it did it would back out of the cylinder a bit and jam the cylinder.   I had one briefly when I was collecting S&W revolvers, but sold it when I got a decent offer for it.  You don't see them come up very often.

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If @Pizza Bob is still lurking on the forum, he might have some additional insight.

Or is he the new owner? LOL

[Pizza Bob 1,488]

19 hours ago, 45Doll said:

The M53 came with a spare cylinder in 22 LR.

That was an option not standard. Standard, it came with chamber inserts that allowed the use of .22 LR. The hammer had a switch that changed the firing pin for use with either centerfire (.22 Jet) or rimfire (.22 LR).

Here's mine...

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All the boxes had the cutout for the extra cylinder and for the chamber inserts. Current going rate for the Model 53 would be appx $1800 - $2800 dependent on barrel length, condition and completeness.

As much as I love S&W, I think that if I had $200K to spend on something I like, it would probably have four wheels.

Adios,

Pizza Bob

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Wow that one Pizza Bob has is really cool.  I never knew such a gun even existed.