Python owner since the early 70s.
Since then, I’ve bought Glocks, some old S&Ws and a few others.
At a gun auction yesterday, a beautiful .38 stainless S&W stamped Los Angles Police Department plus a presentation box sold for $2,300.
About a year ago went into our local pawn/gun shop and bought a .38 S&W snub nose detective special for about $300. It was in the original box with the original sales receipt from 1960’s mr C4E took it to our local gun shop for a going over and the gun guy said I had made a very good purchase.