I was recently given a 10-5, 2", round butt in near perfect condition by a 92 year old family member. It has only had 6 rounds fired through it and was kept in a fleece lined suede zipper case for its entire life . I have now fired an additional 6 rounds of 158gr. Lead Round Nose through it to see how it shoots. It's a dream! I've been admiring it for decades and now it's mine. One of my Sons will get it someday.
Wow that’s a great story. We all know revolvers are a past technology, although still relevant, but I think if people immerse themselves in some of the history and appreciate the engineering and craftsmanship and some of the others connections to law enforcement and military legacies the magic kind of comes alive with them. Plus the family connections as you’ve noted.
I rely on this masterful piece of craftsmanship as an intragrel part of first line defense at home. "If it ain't broke, don't fix it."@@thedailydefender1408
Since 1899, the Model10 still makes history today. I still carry one today as a concealed carry because I don't need 15 or 20 rounds to hit my target. And anyone who must have 15 to 20 rounds in a magazine to hit a target lacks confidence in there shooting skills.
That argument was the reasoning behind staying with the m14, as opposed to the m16…they argued that the soldiers would waste all their ammunition. There is a reason police departments switched to the automatics…they provide superior firepower. A revolver such as this would be adequate in 90% of self defense scenarios but let’s not pretend that it’s as effective as a modern day wonder 9 automatic.
I feel the same way, however today's criminals attack in groups. Being able to continue the fight without reloading could be the difference between life and death.
Thanks for the video. I have one that looks exactly the same. Mine is a 10-7 my father left me after his passing. I also have a 19-6 and a 5906, I love the old Smith’s
Police officers in Australia used to issue these back then until the adoption of. 40S&W caliber Glock semi-automatic handguns in most states, where Victoria and South Australia Police Forces switched to Smith and Wesson M&P .40 caliber semi-automatic pistols.
Your model 10-5 is a mirror image of mine. I finally got one after 30 years of owning every other type of firearm. I liked it so much, six months later I bought a pre-model 10 with 5" barrel.
I own an old police model 10-5 and its an absolutely awesome pistol. The craftsmanship is amazing. Even though I would never carry it as a self defense pistol its fun at the range and everyone wants to shoot.
It was carried by Military and Police Worldwide.Why would you not carry it? It's as deadly a weapon as they come.The round count makes people shy away because they have fantasies that somehow they are going to need 17 rounds or they are out gunned.I would not shy away from carrying it one bit. You would be surprised how comfortable they are for EDC.
Owned my10-5, 4in tapered bbl, since 1982. Bought used, never an issue. Was my Service Revolver for years till PD Dept bought 40 cal Glocks. My M10 is in the night table, 2 speedloaders, Surefire flashlight on stand by. Perfection.
Sir, many thanks for this video on a "classic" revolver, a double-action .38 Special from Smith & Wesson, the Model 10-5. In 1971, when I joined our local PD, our standard issue at that time was the S&W Model 10-5, blue steel, and a 4-inch "standard" barrel. At this point in time (1971), the Model 10-5 was pretty standard issue with most large, medium, and small agencies with arrest power. There was another .38 out there in 71, that had been the number 1 seller for Colt Firearms, the Official Police. In pre-WW2 times the OP was the number one large contract duty revolver sales in the country.After WW2 in the post war era, the Colt slipped to number 2 behind the S&W Model 10 in sales. The Colt OP required the services of a "Master Gunsmith". His services was the precise-fitting of the side plate to the frame, and the hand-honing and hand-fitting of the trigger-action. In today's gun manufacturing a six-gun that requires a Master Gunsmith to build is going to pay a lot of money on the product for the highly work. Think Colt Python, the former, not the present, when you think of the Official Police. Other than the barrel, adjustable sights, caliber, and the Royal Blue that Colt put on the Python, this is the same frame, trigger-action, and barrel twist 1:14" as the Python. The rising labor costs spelled the end of the Official Police. It was an ordinary .38 Police Service Revolver that required a "Wizard" in gunsmithing to build. This type of "highly skilled gunsmith" work also covered the Colt Police Positive Special, a smaller version of the OP, the Detective Special, the Trooper, and Officers Match Model. Colt had higher price tags that S&W did. The quality and performance of each gun makers representative was close. Some handgun shooters preferred the trigger-action of the Model 10 over the Colt. The Colt has a "stack" right at the end of the trigger-pull, and that tiny slight put some shooters off. I alternated between my PD-issued Model10-5 and a personally owned Official Police. The Model 10 in the standard barrel (skinny bbl.) or the heavy barrel version was the top cop six-gun for 1971. My Dept. issue had a trigger for the competition shooters to die for. That great trigger was standard for Smith & Wesson service revolvers coming out of the factory. The Colt Official Police and the Police Positive Special (small frame revolver) were the leading sellers to law enforcement and the civilian marker in pre-war times (1920's to 1940's). After the war, rising labor prices for that Master Gunsmith at Colt hurt sales for them. They ceased production of the Official Police in 1968,a few short years later the Police Positive Special bit the dust for the same reason as the former. The S&W Model 10 stayed number one in sales for a couple more years, before the .357 became the most sought after revolver for cop work. Their Model 19 Combat Magnum, the heavy frame Models 27 and 28, and the Model 13. The mid-70's saw the stainless steel revolvers taking front and center from the blue steel guns. Anyway, a little history behind one of the "greatest ever" cop .38's, the Model10. Thanks again for your video.
Wow thanks for a fantastic comment! Great comparison and comments about the competing brands and how they played in the LE market. Your description of colt is exactly as I understood it and was part of the reason they never could break the S&W hold on the LE market. Add to that, that smith had model selection after model selection and were willing to work with many depts for special or unique versions and so it seems you just couldn’t beat them back in the day. And to your original point, a lot of model 10s as sidearms in police holsters over the decades.
For me this S&W Model 10 is oneof the best revolvers ever made in 38 special caliber, in special the 4" and 2" revolvers I own a 10-9 and also owned a 2" 10-5 Borh are awesome double action shooting handguns and very accurate shooting in single action!!I Hunt varmints with my 10-9 up to 50yds, very accurate and deadly on varmints!!Thanks for sharing very informative video on the Model 10!!!
Thanks! I’m also getting very interested in the early 10- versions in 2” and even the pre model 10s in 2” made from about 42 to 57 I believe it is. I was holding probably an early 50s version the other day and to me it has a very different feel to the later model 10s , at least to me… just a super solid, made from one block of solid steel kind of feel…could be perception but just felt different. The shop wanted an absolute fortune for it, considering no box or papers, a chipped stock and someone had engraved a number in it….had to pass at the price point they were at, seemed like double retail to me..
I loved watching this video. Your interests and acquisition of the Model 10 parallels mine. I overlooked this model in my early days of collecting, instead pursuing the N frames and K frame Magnums. A year or so ago, I did find a 10-6 heavy barrel, and shortly after a 10-5 tapered barrel. Both came with the original box. The dash five was made in 1963. I don't know why, but I can't help but think about the JFK assassination from that year every time I hold it. I also wonder if a majority of the police departments in the early '60s were using the Model 10 as their service weapon. At any rate, they are a pleasure to shoot and are as much fun as any other revolver I take to the range.
Hey thanks for a great comment. It’s a very interesting firearm with a lot of great history and yes I think it was in a lot of police holsters. I actually just acquired a model 15 with a standard barrel 4” and I have to say that might just be the best all around .38 special I’ve shot. There is a unique balance with the 10 , almost featherweight balance , but this model 15 with standard barrel is something special I wasn’t expecting. If I can get over this lung thing I have I get another video out! Also interesting you mention JKF, lots of talk about that given the 60th anniversary the other month. It’s been documented that Clint Hill carried a colt detective.38 snub at the time and while I’ve never owned a colt that might just be one to have from that historical perspective. In 67 or 68 the USSS moved to the model 19 4” smiths.
@@thedailydefender1408, haven't added a 15 to my collection yet. The Colts are typically more expensive than what I'm willing to pay. I have only one, a 4 " nickel Python made in 1974. It is the most expensive firearm in my collection, and sadly I've never shot it and never will. I've been doing some reading on Jack Ruby's Colt Cobra. That little revolver has a bizarre story behind it. I can't seem to find out how much money it brought the last time it was sold. Anyway, I hope you kick the lung thing and get better so you can crank out some more videos! Thanks.
The colts can be pretty pricey I agree, those will be hard for me put in front of some the others on my short list. I just stumbled across an fn fnx9 today and had to grab that. Very nice underrated DA/SA gun. I’m not a python guy but I totally get it for those that are…so many neat firearms many with great histories. @@keithwilliams2766
Agreed, and I’ll say again from the 1960s but certainly 1970 to about 1990 seem to be the Goldilocks years for smith revolvers. IMO just built to a different standard.
My father carried a S&W model 10 his whole career as a Police officer. His has the standard barrel but he and other cops called it the wimpy barrel. It was the first handgun I ever shot.
1978 through mid 80s he carried a S&W model 36 as a back up on duty and as his off duty carry. When I got on the job in 05 he gave me the 36 stubby. I carried it as my backup for the first 2 years I was on the job. He past 2 years ago my mom still has the model 10 that’s her house gun. I still have the model 36.
Outstanding, so many M36 used in law enforcement , we have one in the family from a family friend from a major city dept. back in the 60s and I was issued a smith and Wesson revolver in 1990. @@johnwalls6771
My model 10-5 has the diamond woods grips 5 inch standard barrel and was made in 1962 my birth year and it's in nnear mint condition but still a great shooter grade !!!
There is a story from a Vietnam documentary on the history channel I don’t remember the name of it. But it involved those recon Cessna like planes that had maybe machine guns and rockets. Anyhow some soldiers were under fire, the recon aircraft happened to be in the area. They ran out of bullets so the pilots drew their .38 S&W revolvers and started taking pot shots at the enemy from the air.
This model never appealed to me...at first! I had a model 66 in 2.5 inches that I was very happy with. Gorgeous firearm! Then one day, I came accross the exact same as your, a bit more patina for 150 bucks. Bought it thinking I'd make a bit of money off of it... Boy was I wrong... I LOVED the model 10! The balance, so easy to point and shoot. Just so easy to shoot! I shoot this gun better than most my other guns even those worth 10 times more I paid for it! I understand why it was made for so long and so widely used! If you find one: BUY IT!
Thanks for the comment, I was in the exact same camp, that model always seemed rather simple to me, but to your point there was genius in that simplicity. It has its own appeal and historical value, I didn’t mention it in the video I don’t think but that was a standard issue firearm ( as the M&P) during early to mid 1900s with the FBI. I just found a 79’ highway patrolman and was working with that yesterday and happened to pick up the model 10 again and wow what polar opposites from the large N frame to the M10 but the M10 had that balance to it.
@@thedailydefender1408 I have a N Frame (very lucky to have a 29-2 in 6.5 inches). A truly better gun, very refined, beautiful. And yet, the cheap, weak and simple model is as much fun! Just different...
@@zepedrofd I had a 27-9 that I traded for the highway 28-2 , probably a 30 year differential between the two and while there was absolutely nothing wrong with the 27-9 and actually felt very well made with a good trigger, there is something intangible about these older smith revolvers. I think you can actually feel they were made in a different era.
@@thedailydefender1408 I totally agree! I don't care what anyone says! Once in hand, there is no mistake, they put more time into making them! My 29 has the best trigger ever! The single action is mentally good!
Smith & Wesson originally made the M&P as a four-screw model. All in the side plate. The fifth screw was added in 1905 (trigger guard). The top side plate screw was phased out in 1955, and the trigger guard screw was eliminated in 1962.
That is exactly what i was on the hunt for but wound up with a 64-5. The cousin of the model 10. Very pleased with it and the favorite of my small collection
When the Model numbers came in to existence in 1957, they did not replace the model name. The model numbers were in addition to the name. Your 10-5 was marketed as a “Model 10 .38 Military & Police”. The Model 28 continued to be called the “Highway Patrolman”, the Model 36 continued to be called the “Chief’s Special”, etc… It continued to be called the M&P until it became part of the “Classic Series” by which time the “M&P” label was being used on semi-auto pistols and AR-15 platform models. Your 13-1 is correctly referred to as a “.357 Military & Police”.
I'd like to have a model 10, I've got a model 15-3 Combat masterpiece that I keep stoked with FBI load, hard to beat an old workhorse service revolver.
Truly one of the greatest handguns of all time. In continual production since 1899. I have several. I’ll never sell them. If you see one, buy it. I paid $3-400 for most of mine. Stocks can be replaced. S&W can and will factory refinish a gun. American police officers have used this weapon over a century. All the bad guys they shot with them are STILL DEAD!
They are nice pistols , not my personal favorite in the smith line up but i respect what smith did with that model and is one of the most widely produced firearms of all time.
I own the stainless version model 64 -1 which is my favorite among my S&W revolvers , model 36 no dash, combat masterpiece model 15-3 and 686 plus .357 magnum.
Thanks for the comment, I’ve just recently shot a model 15 4” and will probably be my next video as it’s the nicest .38 revolver I’ve shot to date in that caliber.
Yep it’s pretty amazing what some of the larger depts like CPD and NYPD will grandfather in. There was a photo a year or two ago of a Chicago white shirt with a smith 3rd Gen semi auto from the 90s.
I have a Mod12-2 snubbie, blued in mint condition whom ever owned it before must have kept it in a safe. I absolutely love that pistol along with the rest of my Smiths new / old. I have my eyes on a Model 10 however this particular gun shop want $11 hundred. Thanks for sharing such a classic 🇺🇸
Thanks, those airweights are pretty cool sounds like you really like it, your 12-2 would be what a 62 to 68 circa? 2” always seems to be a premium/ sought after version. I see them from time to time, there was one in a shop w original box in VG condition for about 8 as a 4”. At 11 hundred that sounds like the top end for a 10 , but like new ones are probably going for that and are gorgeous (as are a lot of the smith firearms). Mine was about half that, but no original box (or even model number correct box ) and no papers. It’s amazing the cost of some of the vintage and sought after S&W revolvers. Makes it a little tricky to keep the collections going.
@@Revolverguy38 oh very nice my current day snub nose models do make it into the pocket fairly regularly, especially for the dog walk or mail box runs….there is just something about S&W snub nose revolvers that is like a moth to a flame for me.
@The Daily Defender I never leave the house without either the trusty 642 and or my Mod36. I have it in my left front pocket, my duty pistol G17g5 right side
Hello Daily Defender from Colombia My Country in South America (Excuse my English it´s a work in progress )... I have a question to you because you are an Expert in firearms and in Smith and wesson...... Look , i have an Smith and Wesson Revolver , Model 10- 5 , 38 Special ( I supouse year 1979, 1980, 1981 but i am not sure exactly what year it is).... and my ask is (basically two questions). What do you think about this arm, is a good revolver ??? what is your opinion about this S.W model.... Many people say me that it´s a classic revolver and they say me is very commun or popular around the world in many Countries... What is your opinion about it ?? .. And also how much would be the Cost to collectors this arm , S.W. revolver model 10- 5 , 38 Special year 1980 , in USA for example ??.... Thank you man if you answer me and greetings again fron my Country in the distance !!... Byee !.
The S&W M10 was a trusted and well respected revolver and many consider it very well balanced. It was used extensively in American law enforcement, I don’t know what its international use was specifically. Cost is extremely subjective w/r to condition, original box and papers, different engineering variants and options (barrel type). If you have a 10-5 from the late 70s / early 80s that should be a very nice example.
Thank you so much for your answer, I really appreciate it... Your information is good for me because give a more wide spectral about what this gun i have is it... And yes , the cost is relative... But i know i have a great revolver, well it´s an Smith and Wesson isn´t it !. Take Care, BByyee !.
@@guaporeturns9472 I think people feel that the pencil barrel is a more balanced pistol which makes sense given the weight distribution, the heavy barrel I think seems to just ‘sit down’ better but can’t go wrong with either one, really personal preference.
I have a 38 sp&w soecial cgt model 10-5 just lost the thumb piece and nut, maybe you can help me find and i will just pay you.if needed my full name and place of residence i will gave you.thanks a lot
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I was recently given a 10-5, 2", round butt in near perfect condition by a 92 year old family member. It has only had 6 rounds fired through it and was kept in a fleece lined suede zipper case for its entire life . I have now fired an additional 6 rounds of 158gr. Lead Round Nose through it to see how it shoots. It's a dream! I've been admiring it for decades and now it's mine. One of my Sons will get it someday.
Wow that’s a great story. We all know revolvers are a past technology, although still relevant, but I think if people immerse themselves in some of the history and appreciate the engineering and craftsmanship and some of the others connections to law enforcement and military legacies the magic kind of comes alive with them. Plus the family connections as you’ve noted.
I rely on this masterful piece of craftsmanship as an intragrel part of first line defense at home. "If it ain't broke, don't fix it."@@thedailydefender1408
Since 1899, the Model10 still makes history today. I still carry one today as a concealed carry because I don't need 15 or 20 rounds to hit my target. And anyone who must have 15 to 20 rounds in a magazine to hit a target lacks confidence in there shooting skills.
It’s truly part of history when you think about the sheer numbers made and its ubiquitous use in law enforcement especially in the early 1900s.
It was used if I recall correctly until the 1990's in a lot of police dept's. @@thedailydefender1408
That argument was the reasoning behind staying with the m14, as opposed to the m16…they argued that the soldiers would waste all their ammunition. There is a reason police departments switched to the automatics…they provide superior firepower.
A revolver such as this would be adequate in 90% of self defense scenarios but let’s not pretend that it’s as effective as a modern day wonder 9 automatic.
@@frederick7608Exactly.
I feel the same way, however today's criminals attack in groups. Being able to continue the fight without reloading could be the difference between life and death.
Thanks for the video. I have one that looks exactly the same. Mine is a 10-7 my father left me after his passing. I also have a 19-6 and a 5906, I love the old Smith’s
Very nice collection you have going there, love the stories of the passing down of firearms from one generation to the next.
S&W model 10 1960 new York City Police used this gun for many years 💯👍
Thanks for the comment, yep was a true staple for police departments for decades.
Police officers in Australia used to issue these back then until the adoption of. 40S&W caliber Glock semi-automatic handguns in most states, where Victoria and South Australia Police Forces switched to Smith and Wesson M&P .40 caliber semi-automatic pistols.
Many of those Australia S&W Model 10s made their way sick to the US. I have one of them from Victoria Police in great condition.
Your model 10-5 is a mirror image of mine. I finally got one after 30 years of owning every other type of firearm. I liked it so much, six months later I bought a pre-model 10 with 5" barrel.
I own an old police model 10-5 and its an absolutely awesome pistol. The craftsmanship is amazing. Even though I would never carry it as a self defense pistol its fun at the range and everyone wants to shoot.
Thanks for the comment, it’s a classic for sure and I agree with your statement about the craftsmanship as well.
It was carried by Military and Police Worldwide.Why would you not carry it? It's as deadly a weapon as they come.The round count makes people shy away because they have fantasies that somehow they are going to need 17 rounds or they are out gunned.I would not shy away from carrying it one bit. You would be surprised how comfortable they are for EDC.
Owned my10-5, 4in tapered bbl, since 1982. Bought used, never an issue. Was my Service Revolver for years till PD Dept bought 40 cal Glocks. My M10 is in the night table, 2 speedloaders, Surefire flashlight on stand by. Perfection.
It is amazing how many model 10s were made and found there was into police holsters over the years/ decades.
Sir, many thanks for this video on a "classic" revolver, a double-action .38 Special from Smith & Wesson, the Model 10-5. In 1971, when I joined our local PD, our standard issue at that time was the S&W Model 10-5, blue steel, and a 4-inch "standard" barrel. At this point in time (1971), the Model 10-5 was pretty standard issue with most large, medium, and small agencies with arrest power. There was another .38 out there in 71, that had been the number 1 seller for Colt Firearms, the Official Police. In pre-WW2 times the OP was the number one large contract duty revolver sales in the country.After WW2 in the post war era, the Colt slipped to number 2 behind the S&W Model 10 in sales. The Colt OP required the services of a "Master Gunsmith". His services was the precise-fitting of the side plate to the frame, and the hand-honing and hand-fitting of the trigger-action. In today's gun manufacturing a six-gun that requires a Master Gunsmith to build is going to pay a lot of money on the product for the highly work. Think Colt Python, the former, not the present, when you think of the Official Police. Other than the barrel, adjustable sights, caliber, and the Royal Blue that Colt put on the Python, this is the same frame, trigger-action, and barrel twist 1:14" as the Python. The rising labor costs spelled the end of the Official Police. It was an ordinary .38 Police Service Revolver that required a "Wizard" in gunsmithing to build. This type of "highly skilled gunsmith" work also covered the Colt Police Positive Special, a smaller version of the OP, the Detective Special, the Trooper, and Officers Match Model. Colt had higher price tags that S&W did. The quality and performance of each gun makers representative was close. Some handgun shooters preferred the trigger-action of the Model 10 over the Colt. The Colt has a "stack" right at the end of the trigger-pull, and that tiny slight put some shooters off. I alternated between my PD-issued Model10-5 and a personally owned Official Police. The Model 10 in the standard barrel (skinny bbl.) or the heavy barrel version was the top cop six-gun for 1971. My Dept. issue had a trigger for the competition shooters to die for. That great trigger was standard for Smith & Wesson service revolvers coming out of the factory. The Colt Official Police and the Police Positive Special (small frame revolver) were the leading sellers to law enforcement and the civilian marker in pre-war times (1920's to 1940's). After the war, rising labor prices for that Master Gunsmith at Colt hurt sales for them. They ceased production of the Official Police in 1968,a few short years later the Police Positive Special bit the dust for the same reason as the former. The S&W Model 10 stayed number one in sales for a couple more years, before the .357 became the most sought after revolver for cop work. Their Model 19 Combat Magnum, the heavy frame Models 27 and 28, and the Model 13. The mid-70's saw the stainless steel revolvers taking front and center from the blue steel guns. Anyway, a little history behind one of the "greatest ever" cop .38's, the Model10. Thanks again for your video.
Wow thanks for a fantastic comment! Great comparison and comments about the competing brands and how they played in the LE market. Your description of colt is exactly as I understood it and was part of the reason they never could break the S&W hold on the LE market. Add to that, that smith had model selection after model selection and were willing to work with many depts for special or unique versions and so it seems you just couldn’t beat them back in the day. And to your original point, a lot of model 10s as sidearms in police holsters over the decades.
For me this S&W Model 10 is oneof the best revolvers ever made in 38 special caliber, in special the 4" and 2" revolvers I own a 10-9 and also owned a 2" 10-5 Borh are awesome double action shooting handguns and very accurate shooting in single action!!I Hunt varmints with my 10-9 up to 50yds, very accurate and deadly on varmints!!Thanks for sharing very informative video on the Model 10!!!
Thanks for a great comment. I really like it as well. It was a neat find and kind of a sleeper in the shop. Enjoying having it in the collection.
classic, cool, & still deadly
Great review! The Model 10 is a fantastic handgun. For nearly 3 quarters of the 20th Century, this handgun was the Glock 17/19 of its time.
Thanks! I’m also getting very interested in the early 10- versions in 2” and even the pre model 10s in 2” made from about 42 to 57 I believe it is. I was holding probably an early 50s version the other day and to me it has a very different feel to the later model 10s , at least to me… just a super solid, made from one block of solid steel kind of feel…could be perception but just felt different. The shop wanted an absolute fortune for it, considering no box or papers, a chipped stock and someone had engraved a number in it….had to pass at the price point they were at, seemed like double retail to me..
I loved watching this video. Your interests and acquisition of the Model 10 parallels mine. I overlooked this model in my early days of collecting, instead pursuing the N frames and K frame Magnums. A year or so ago, I did find a 10-6 heavy barrel, and shortly after a 10-5 tapered barrel. Both came with the original box. The dash five was made in 1963. I don't know why, but I can't help but think about the JFK assassination from that year every time I hold it. I also wonder if a majority of the police departments in the early '60s were using the Model 10 as their service weapon. At any rate, they are a pleasure to shoot and are as much fun as any other revolver I take to the range.
Hey thanks for a great comment. It’s a very interesting firearm with a lot of great history and yes I think it was in a lot of police holsters. I actually just acquired a model 15 with a standard barrel 4” and I have to say that might just be the best all around .38 special I’ve shot. There is a unique balance with the 10 , almost featherweight balance , but this model 15 with standard barrel is something special I wasn’t expecting. If I can get over this lung thing I have I get another video out! Also interesting you mention JKF, lots of talk about that given the 60th anniversary the other month. It’s been documented that Clint Hill carried a colt detective.38 snub at the time and while I’ve never owned a colt that might just be one to have from that historical perspective. In 67 or 68 the USSS moved to the model 19 4” smiths.
@@thedailydefender1408, haven't added a 15 to my collection yet. The Colts are typically more expensive than what I'm willing to pay. I have only one, a 4 " nickel Python made in 1974. It is the most expensive firearm in my collection, and sadly I've never shot it and never will. I've been doing some reading on Jack Ruby's Colt Cobra. That little revolver has a bizarre story behind it. I can't seem to find out how much money it brought the last time it was sold. Anyway, I hope you kick the lung thing and get better so you can crank out some more videos! Thanks.
The colts can be pretty pricey I agree, those will be hard for me put in front of some the others on my short list. I just stumbled across an fn fnx9 today and had to grab that. Very nice underrated DA/SA gun. I’m not a python guy but I totally get it for those that are…so many neat firearms many with great histories. @@keithwilliams2766
All S&W revolvers are the best for your money 🤑 if you could find one buy it they are hard to find 😮
Agreed, and I’ll say again from the 1960s but certainly 1970 to about 1990 seem to be the Goldilocks years for smith revolvers. IMO just built to a different standard.
Model 10-5 is 1962. I have one my father gave me before he passed. Very nice handgun
Very nice great you still have it in the family.
My father carried a S&W model 10 his whole career as a Police officer. His has the standard barrel but he and other cops called it the wimpy barrel. It was the first handgun I ever shot.
Thanks for the comment , so what years would that have been?
1978 through mid 80s he carried a S&W model 36 as a back up on duty and as his off duty carry. When I got on the job in 05 he gave me the 36 stubby. I carried it as my backup for the first 2 years I was on the job. He past 2 years ago my mom still has the model 10 that’s her house gun. I still have the model 36.
Outstanding, so many M36 used in law enforcement , we have one in the family from a family friend from a major city dept. back in the 60s and I was issued a smith and Wesson revolver in 1990. @@johnwalls6771
My model 10-5 has the diamond woods grips 5 inch standard barrel and was made in 1962 my birth year and it's in nnear mint condition but still a great shooter grade !!!
There is a story from a Vietnam documentary on the history channel I don’t remember the name of it. But it involved those recon Cessna like planes that had maybe machine guns and rockets. Anyhow some soldiers were under fire, the recon aircraft happened to be in the area. They ran out of bullets so the pilots drew their .38 S&W revolvers and started taking pot shots at the enemy from the air.
This model never appealed to me...at first! I had a model 66 in 2.5 inches that I was very happy with. Gorgeous firearm!
Then one day, I came accross the exact same as your, a bit more patina for 150 bucks.
Bought it thinking I'd make a bit of money off of it...
Boy was I wrong... I LOVED the model 10! The balance, so easy to point and shoot. Just so easy to shoot!
I shoot this gun better than most my other guns even those worth 10 times more I paid for it!
I understand why it was made for so long and so widely used!
If you find one: BUY IT!
Thanks for the comment, I was in the exact same camp, that model always seemed rather simple to me, but to your point there was genius in that simplicity. It has its own appeal and historical value, I didn’t mention it in the video I don’t think but that was a standard issue firearm ( as the M&P) during early to mid 1900s with the FBI. I just found a 79’ highway patrolman and was working with that yesterday and happened to pick up the model 10 again and wow what polar opposites from the large N frame to the M10 but the M10 had that balance to it.
@@thedailydefender1408 I have a N Frame (very lucky to have a 29-2 in 6.5 inches). A truly better gun, very refined, beautiful. And yet, the cheap, weak and simple model is as much fun! Just different...
@@zepedrofd I had a 27-9 that I traded for the highway 28-2 , probably a 30 year differential between the two and while there was absolutely nothing wrong with the 27-9 and actually felt very well made with a good trigger, there is something intangible about these older smith revolvers. I think you can actually feel they were made in a different era.
@@thedailydefender1408 I totally agree! I don't care what anyone says! Once in hand, there is no mistake, they put more time into making them! My 29 has the best trigger ever! The single action is mentally good!
Smith & Wesson originally made the M&P as a four-screw model. All in the side plate. The fifth screw was added in 1905 (trigger guard). The top side plate screw was phased out in 1955, and the trigger guard screw was eliminated in 1962.
That is exactly what i was on the hunt for but wound up with a 64-5. The cousin of the model 10. Very pleased with it and the favorite of my small collection
64 , another great smith revolver….thanks for the comment.
10-5 great pistol 😊my side arm for hunting
This is the same firearm that actor Buddy Ebsen carried in the private investigator TV show Barnaby Jones.
Nicely done review of a classic, thank you.
Thanks!
When the Model numbers came in to existence in 1957, they did not replace the model name. The model numbers were in addition to the name. Your 10-5 was marketed as a “Model 10 .38 Military & Police”. The Model 28 continued to be called the “Highway Patrolman”, the Model 36 continued to be called the “Chief’s Special”, etc…
It continued to be called the M&P until it became part of the “Classic Series” by which time the “M&P” label was being used on semi-auto pistols and AR-15 platform models. Your 13-1 is correctly referred to as a “.357 Military & Police”.
I'd like to have a model 10, I've got a model 15-3 Combat masterpiece that I keep stoked with FBI load, hard to beat an old workhorse service revolver.
Yep both great firearms for sure !
Truly one of the greatest handguns of all time. In continual production since 1899. I have several. I’ll never sell them. If you see one, buy it. I paid $3-400 for most of mine. Stocks can be replaced. S&W can and will factory refinish a gun. American police officers have used this weapon over a century. All the bad guys they shot with them are STILL DEAD!
I underestimated it before I shot one. It cut dead center
They are nice pistols , not my personal favorite in the smith line up but i respect what smith did with that model and is one of the most widely produced firearms of all time.
I own the stainless version model 64 -1 which is my favorite among my S&W revolvers , model 36 no dash, combat masterpiece model 15-3 and 686 plus .357 magnum.
Thanks for the comment, I’ve just recently shot a model 15 4” and will probably be my next video as it’s the nicest .38 revolver I’ve shot to date in that caliber.
I still these in the holsters of some Chicago Police Officers as well as other LEOs in the greater Chicagoland area.
Yep it’s pretty amazing what some of the larger depts like CPD and NYPD will grandfather in. There was a photo a year or two ago of a Chicago white shirt with a smith 3rd Gen semi auto from the 90s.
Nasceu pra ser o revólver;Lindo como a silhueta de uma bela mulher.
I have a Mod12-2 snubbie, blued in mint condition whom ever owned it before must have kept it in a safe. I absolutely love that pistol along with the rest of my Smiths new / old. I have my eyes on a Model 10 however this particular gun shop want $11 hundred. Thanks for sharing such a classic 🇺🇸
Thanks, those airweights are pretty cool sounds like you really like it, your 12-2 would be what a 62 to 68 circa? 2” always seems to be a premium/ sought after version. I see them from time to time, there was one in a shop w original box in VG condition for about 8 as a 4”. At 11 hundred that sounds like the top end for a 10 , but like new ones are probably going for that and are gorgeous (as are a lot of the smith firearms). Mine was about half that, but no original box (or even model number correct box ) and no papers. It’s amazing the cost of some of the vintage and sought after S&W revolvers. Makes it a little tricky to keep the collections going.
I paid $750 for my 10-5 in near mint condition with box paperwork as well about 5 years ago give or take !!!
@The Daily Defender I often keep it in my rotation, along with a Mod36 which was c.74, and the Mod12 c.1964
@@Revolverguy38 oh very nice my current day snub nose models do make it into the pocket fairly regularly, especially for the dog walk or mail box runs….there is just something about S&W snub nose revolvers that is like a moth to a flame for me.
@The Daily Defender I never leave the house without either the trusty 642 and or my Mod36. I have it in my left front pocket, my duty pistol G17g5 right side
Hello Daily Defender from Colombia My Country in South America (Excuse my English it´s a work in progress )... I have a question to you because you are an Expert in firearms and in Smith and wesson...... Look , i have an Smith and Wesson Revolver , Model 10- 5 , 38 Special ( I supouse year 1979, 1980, 1981 but i am not sure exactly what year it is).... and my ask is (basically two questions). What do you think about this arm, is a good revolver ??? what is your opinion about this S.W model.... Many people say me that it´s a classic revolver and they say me is very commun or popular around the world in many Countries... What is your opinion about it ?? .. And also how much would be the Cost to collectors this arm , S.W. revolver model 10- 5 , 38 Special year 1980 , in USA for example ??.... Thank you man if you answer me and greetings again fron my Country in the distance !!... Byee !.
The S&W M10 was a trusted and well respected revolver and many consider it very well balanced. It was used extensively in American law enforcement, I don’t know what its international use was specifically. Cost is extremely subjective w/r to condition, original box and papers, different engineering variants and options (barrel type). If you have a 10-5 from the late 70s / early 80s that should be a very nice example.
Thank you so much for your answer, I really appreciate it... Your information is good for me because give a more wide spectral about what this gun i have is it... And yes , the cost is relative... But i know i have a great revolver, well it´s an Smith and Wesson isn´t it !.
Take Care, BByyee !.
'Toyota Corolla' of revolvers, nothing fancy, but well made, gets the job done, lasts forever, .....
Yep great example of a well build well engineered, actually over built and over engineered, unitarian product.
🇦🇺😎👍Nice
38 spl ammo is still expensive . (as is .357 mag)....it would be cool if S&W would make these same models in 9mm ...
That would be interesting….
Got a video on here about my 10-7 1983 service revolver etc
Light barrel S&W 4 inch 38 caliber
I have a model 10 no dash headed my way. Can’t wait
Good stuff!
I find I shoot my pencil barrel revolvers better than my heavy barrel ones
@@guaporeturns9472 many people say that…..I go,back and forth on it myself.
@@thedailydefender1408Not that the heavy barreled ones shoot bad.. I just hit a bit better with my pencil barreled ones for whatever reason
@@guaporeturns9472 I think people feel that the pencil barrel is a more balanced pistol which makes sense given the weight distribution, the heavy barrel I think seems to just ‘sit down’ better but can’t go wrong with either one, really personal preference.
Cuanto es el predio de ese revolver
I have a 38 sp&w soecial cgt model 10-5 just lost the thumb piece and nut, maybe you can help me find and i will just pay you.if needed my full name and place of residence i will gave you.thanks a lot
Look at Numerich Gun Parts , they have a lot of Smith and Wesson parts
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