These have always struck me as the ideal fighting revolver.
These have always struck me as the ideal fighting revolver.
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There's been plenty of post on the SW Forum over there years... Here's a couple to get you interested!!! I HAD (Really, HAD) a Model 60 NY-1 and I currently have a 2" Model 64 NY-1, which makes one incredible fighting revolver!
http://smith-wessonforum.com/s-w-rev...generally.html
http://smith-wessonforum.com/s-w-rev...nypd-guns.html
Dude, my holy grail is a 3" NY-1. I watched a minty one go to 9 bills on gunbroker last year. In retrospect, I should have just bought it, whatever it went to. Probably wouldn’t have gone much beyond Dan Wesson Vigil money. I have the ghost of all those cheap LE trade-ins that I bought running around my head, skewing my perspective with 1995 dollars. Hell, I paid 750 for a Kimber wheelie, for Pete’s sake. Looking back, 9 bills is no serious issue.
As an aside, I’ve owned 3 NY-1 K frames, 2 GPNYs and a killer SPNY that I only let go because I sold it to a buddy who owns another forum I read.
I could become an addict.
”But in the end all of these ideas just manufacture new criminals when the problem isn't a lack of criminals.” -JRB
I stopped by one of our Detective Squads today where I knew at least one of the guys had an NY-1 locked away- here you go, a 4” Round Butt with an original Cobra Gunskin IWB holster that was made specially for the NY-1!
Last edited by Det1397; 09-18-2018 at 10:09 PM.
Like this one? Just brought it home! It was shipped from the factory while I was in the police academy back in '93. Very excited to own this little piece of history.
Gotta find a better set of grips for it, and maybe some nice leather. This is probably as close to a BBQ gun as I'll probably ever own.
Last edited by tanner; 11-27-2018 at 08:56 PM.
You're killing me, smalls!
Yeah, just like that. If you find another in that shape, buy it, and I'll buy it from you. And NY-2? Never heard of that! So far as I knew, all those bead-blast DAO K-frames made for the NYPD were marked NY-1. Does it say NY-2 on the frame inside the crane?
”But in the end all of these ideas just manufacture new criminals when the problem isn't a lack of criminals.” -JRB
No sir. Model 64 (no dash). Stamped NY-1.
Not sure why the letter says that.
Background story... So just to be a bit of a smartass, I did my LEOSA qualification last month with my 4 inch Model 66-1. One of the old timers chuckled and said that he regretted selling his 3 inch Model 65 from back in the day (duh). So of course I immediately go home and start looking at Gunbroker.
I was watching an auction of a very clean specimen and got interested. I watched sadly as it steadily climbed and sold for like $1,350. Too rich for my blood. But at the same time, this little jewel popped up.
Only one other bidder, thought for a minute I might steal it for $725, but then another guy drove me up to $850. Happy to get it there. I was drunk with lust at that point, probably would have gone a bit higher.
And now I own a Model 640-1, this Model 64 and a Model 66-1.
Glaring hole where the 3 inch Model 65 should be. Sigh... Once my savings recovers from this venture, I'll hit the interwebs again I guess!