Well long story short, my mother bought a ladies smith .38 special with a cherry handle back in 1989 right before I was born. She's never fired the weapon and its in mint condition. Still has all the original paperwork and I just finished cleaning it. She is no longer interested in keeping it because she says she doesn't need the stress of nj gun laws so she plans on lifting it to me once I get another permit. I'm curious as to what it would be worth as its a brand new gun for 1989. Lol (will post pics soon)

 

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Well long story short, my mother bought a ladies smith .38 special with a cherry handle back in 1989 right before I was born. She's never fired the weapon and its in mint condition. Still has all the original paperwork and I just finished cleaning it. She is no longer interested in keeping it because she says she doesn't need the stress of nj gun laws so she plans on lifting it to me once I get another permit. I'm curious as to what it would be worth as its a brand new gun for 1989. Lol (will post pics soon)

 

 

Smoke- Really the best thing you can do for Mom is convince her she should keep the revolver and learn to use it. Yes for the simple reason this is NJ.

don't be fooled by the name, it's a 38 snubby and it's HOT

old school- ive tried convincing her that having 2 firearms in the house would be much safer than one due to the fact that we live in a condo and the entrance is in the middle of what is a railroad style unit. unfortunately its like fighting an uphill battle. ive even offered to bring her to the range and pay for any classes she might be interested in. still a no go.

 

ray ray-this thing is beautiful, absolutely MINT and feels amazing in the hand.

I guess I'd be for getting her to keep it also, but a J-Frame S&W is a handful for an experienced shooter, let alone someone that is unfamiliar with the gun and has not shot anything, let alone this J-frame.

 

If she never shot it, I assume she bought it used (although if she got it in 1989, it couldn't have been that used since that was the year of introduction). I base that on the fact that there is a fairly pronounced turn-line on the cylinder - although that is partially because of the "frosted" finish these Ladysmiths came with. Does she have the original burgundy plastic hard case it came in? Regardless, it is still a used J-Frame and in the condition indicated by the photographs, I'd say $275 - $350 depending on how quickly you want to move it and whether it has the original case. The fact that it is the first run of Ladysmiths may add marginally to the price, but since it has been fired, it won't be of interest to serious collectors. Keep it. Learn to shoot it.

 

Adios,

 

Pizza Bob

She bought it brand new from casos gun-o-Rama in jersey city. There has never been a round through it.

Yes she has the original case.

She bout it brand new from casos gun-o-Ramapo in jersey city. There has never been a round through it.

 

 

Well then, someone has been dry-firing / cycling the action. The turn line will show-up more on the frosted finish, but that one is pretty definitive and it may be a hard sell to get a buyer to believe that it has never been fired. But if that's the case and with the hard case, you could probably realize the high end of my estimate. Remember, new .38 Spl J-frames go for around $400. New Model 60's use the Magnum J-Frame which was introduced in 1996, so you can't compare your .38 Spl model 60 to those chambered for .357 magnum, in terms of value.

 

HTH

 

Adios,

 

Pizza Bob

ahh, Yeh, its probably been dry fired a lot. lol o well, guess ill hold onto it, go to the range shooting my ladies smith. lol

interested? I am!

Well once I get my FID and get another permit for it ill pm you and you can run as many rounds through as you want, of course, your gonna have to bring the rookie some toys to play with also. Lol its only been a couple days since I handed in my paper work and my fiance's father (one of my references) already got the questionare in the mail so it shouldn't be too Much longer before I get my m&p.

Well once I get my FID and get another permit for it ill pm you and you can run as many rounds through as you want, of course, your gonna have to bring the rookie some toys to play with also. Lol its only been a couple days since I handed in my paper work and my fiance's father (one of my references) already got the questionare in the mail so it shouldn't be too Much longer before I get my m&p.

 

Deal! If you meant me. I'm signing up for Old Bridge next week so that'll be the place.

I deff mean it. I know close to nothing about firearms and it would be very beneficial to get in with some of you guys. I'm always down for meeting new people. I've spent the last week researching guns, safety, and accessories with any free time I've had for my own knowledge and to not sound like an utter idiot when posting questions. I don't like to be the guy that calls a magazine a clip. Lol

Deal! If you meant me. I'm signing up for Old Bridge next week so that'll be the place.

 

y r u signing up for old bridge if your moving? lol

y r u signing up for old bridge if your moving? lol

 

It's gonna be a while.

ohhh boy i hope all is well ray!

All is well, but moving half way around the world with a 3 year old takes time. Plus I have a paying job with benefits here, not there. In due time my friend, in due time. But for now, I'm gonna shoot!

Where ya moving to?