Smith & Wesson Model 66 - The Firearms Forum

backdraft341 · 11-09-2008, 01:53 PM

i have this s&w model 66 .357, 4" barrel stainless, ajustable sights, original box with cleaning kit that came with it. never been fired. trying to find out what its worth and when they stopped making this model. ser # 4K64650thanks for your help. p.s. this is a great firearms site.

Oneida Steve · 11-09-2008, 04:12 PM

Your gun was made in 1974. S&W started selling the Model 66 in 1970, so yours is an earlier gun. The Model 66s was made until the early 2000's.

The 4" barrel is the most common Model 66. Your NIB early gun is sought-after by S&W collectors. It would go for $450-$500 around here, and maybe more in other parts of the country.

backdraft341 · 11-09-2008, 08:07 PM

thanks for the info steve.

denny 714 · 01-06-2012, 09:37 AM

Backdraft,
I also have a very early Model 66 (no dash) from the early '70s and today these guns are serious collector pieces. The very early ones were made with a much harder stainless steel that was wearing out the tooling at S&W so they changed to to a softer metal, also the back sight was stainless and a problem to machine (cost wise) so S&W changed it to the blued ones. I'm hearing S&W collectors are paying in excess of $1000.00 for the first models of the 66 (no dash) that were made.

Oneida Steve · 01-06-2012, 06:28 PM

Umm, three-year-old post, denny.

ozo · 01-06-2012, 06:35 PM

Nothing wrong with resurrection of an old thread
with new and good info.......

denny 714 · 01-08-2012, 08:03 PM

@ Oneida Steve, I did not mean any dis-respect Steve. I found out about this info and saw this post and thought I'd let the info out....The fact that this post started three years ago shouldn't mean anything...I always heard the same thing about the price tag on a S&W mod.66 (no dash) Today they are a collectors item going for some nice money! If someone had one, I bet they would like to know this !!!

denny 714 · 01-08-2012, 08:48 PM

11-09-2008, 01:53 PM	#1
backdraft341 Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 4	Smith & Wesson Model 66 i have this s&w model 66 .357, 4" barrel stainless, ajustable sights, original box with cleaning kit that came with it. never been fired. trying to find out what its worth and when they stopped making this model. ser # 4K64650thanks for your help. p.s. this is a great firearms site. Attached Images -->

11-09-2008, 04:12 PM	#2
Oneida Steve Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Upstate NY Posts: 1,028	Re: Smith & Wesson Model 66 Your gun was made in 1974. S&W started selling the Model 66 in 1970, so yours is an earlier gun. The Model 66s was made until the early 2000's. The 4" barrel is the most common Model 66. Your NIB early gun is sought-after by S&W collectors. It would go for $450-$500 around here, and maybe more in other parts of the country.

11-09-2008, 08:07 PM	#3
backdraft341 Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 4	Re: Smith & Wesson Model 66 thanks for the info steve.

01-06-2012, 09:37 AM	#4
denny 714 V.I.P. Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 224	Re: Smith & Wesson Model 66 Backdraft, I also have a very early Model 66 (no dash) from the early '70s and today these guns are serious collector pieces. The very early ones were made with a much harder stainless steel that was wearing out the tooling at S&W so they changed to to a softer metal, also the back sight was stainless and a problem to machine (cost wise) so S&W changed it to the blued ones. I'm hearing S&W collectors are paying in excess of $1000.00 for the first models of the 66 (no dash) that were made.

01-06-2012, 06:28 PM	#5
Oneida Steve Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Upstate NY Posts: 1,028	Re: Smith & Wesson Model 66 Umm, three-year-old post, denny.

01-06-2012, 06:35 PM	#6
ozo Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Nashville TN Posts: 2,770	Re: Smith & Wesson Model 66 Nothing wrong with resurrection of an old thread with new and good info....... __________________ http://www.nranews.com/#/nranews, "ozo. you're off your rocker sir." -johnlives4christ http://www.prisonplanet.com/ -America,Bless GOD-

01-08-2012, 08:03 PM	#7
denny 714 V.I.P. Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 224	@ Oneida Steve, I did not mean any dis-respect Steve. I found out about this info and saw this post and thought I'd let the info out....The fact that this post started three years ago shouldn't mean anything...I always heard the same thing about the price tag on a S&W mod.66 (no dash) Today they are a collectors item going for some nice money! If someone had one, I bet they would like to know this !!! Last edited by denny 714; 01-08-2012 at 08:08 PM..

01-08-2012, 08:48 PM	#8
denny 714 V.I.P. Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 224	Re: Smith & Wesson Model 66 ! Last edited by denny 714; 01-08-2012 at 08:49 PM..