<SPF> Excellent condition S&W model 25-5 in 45 colt, blued, with a 4" barrel. Gun has target grips, target trigger, target hammer, red ramp front sight, white ouline rear sight. s/n is N939934. It does NOT have the pinned barrel. The gun has been fired, but well taken care of. Timing is spot one and lock up is very tight. No box or papers.

Asking $850, shipped to your FFL.****SOLD PENDING FUNDS****

First "I'll take it" email to me at bigbore45colt @ ptd.net (remove the spaces in front of and after the @) gets it. Payment by USSP Money order or cashier's check.

Feel free to email with any questions. I will list this on a few other forums as well and, if unsold by the weekend, will take to auction.

Thanks for looking!

Matt

Matt do,you know what the throats measure?

I do not, and I don't have plug garges either, Bill. Sorry.

Matt

I know someone who might be interested but not if the throats are oversized like so many of those gun have. Really nice gun though...

throats were .460+....I kid you not. S&W would not fix it.

It absolutely loved plated 255gr. I had so many N-frames at the time, I didn't think I would miss it. Traded it for a (then) new S&W 317. Sigh.

The 4" is the hot seller for these, and they can routinely sell in the nines, and crack a grand on a blue-sky day with a tailwind. The old style target stocks can seldom be found for less than $100 anymore. Just sayin'

JLF

This looks superb.

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Of the Troops & For the Troops

pinned barrel were his favorites? They were made to tighter 45 Colt specs in the cylinder's chambers and throats or something like that. This should make a very nice shooter.

Gunnotes...Smith & Wesson Mod 25-5
By: John Linebaugh @ Handloads.com

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Mr. Linebaugh's claim is for revolvers built during or after 1983, which is when he believes the pinned barrel was dropped, and the cylinder throats were reduced to more appropriate dimensions, on the S&W Model 25-5.

HTH

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My first edition of "Standard Catalog of S&W" has the N-frame N serial numbers ending in 1983 with N932xxx, with all guns made after that having the 3-letter and 4-number serial numbers (AAA-0000) that were begun to be used in 1980. Doesn't seem to leave room for a N939xxx serial number; but that gun must be from the very last ones made in 1983.