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March 17, 2013
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Hi Guys, Great forum you have here - I'm looking forward to learning lots from you. I'm a total newbie with a couple of beginner questions about my gun. It's a DW Model 715-VH, SN S0007XX, with a stainless 6" Bulll Barrel Vent Rib. The gun has never been fired. I bought it in 1992, for home protection, along with a Glock 19, and for no particular reason, only used the Glock for practice, etc., ever since. First, any idea what this gun is worth? Second, how much less will it be worth after I fire the first round? Not that I've decided to sell, but my oldest is home from college and would like to take it out, so I'm curious what even a single use would do to the value. (There are some very faint markings between the cylinder stops, but I assume this is from someone handling at the gun shop before I bought it.) If I keep it, are there any new OEM barrels and grips around or only used? The gun now has a wooden grip. Many thanks for any help.
Sorry, I haven't figured out image posting or I would include a picture.
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April 20, 2010
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Welcome to the forum from PA. I will give my opinion on value, given the crazy gun market right now. I would say it would go $500-$700 on an auction site like Gunbroker, if you try to sell it to a local gun shop they will most likely lo-ball you and hardly offer anything. I cannot say how much shooting it will lower the value. a box of ammo wouldnt lower it too much.
Dan Wesson still offers barrel assemblies for the 715, they are owned by CZ-USA look under their website. Hogue still makes very nice wood grips, and rubber combat grips which sell for about $20 or less. And LB Custom Grips (ad to the right) makes fabulous wood grips.
My best advice, even though you did not ask for it, is to take that revolver to the range with your kid, any value you lower by shooting it will be more than made up with the enjoyment of a range day and you may decide to keep it and shoot it more. Can you imagine the thrill for a kid to shoot a pistol you have owned since new all those years?
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August 28, 2009
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Same gun sold at auction yesterday at $782 even thought it was originally offered for $650 
. A cylinder though it probably wouldn't hurt the value too much but it will have some effect on price if you do decide to sell it. All things being equal, a new/unfired gun will normally bring a higher price vs. a used gun, especially being the original owner and you can verify it as being new/unfired.
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January 24, 2009
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Judging from the lack of I would also place it in the $6-700 range, but closeup pics of it's actual condition may drive it's value up beyond that estimate.
Stainless guns are inherently easy to clean up to appear to be practically unfired to the average eye. Especially to someone who knows their shiny stuff...
Take my 7445 SM for example. I bought it from a seller on GB & subsequentially (sp?) have no idea to it's actual round count. This gun was completely filthy when I got it home. But after a decent scrubbing, it looks practically as good as new. Gotta love stainless for this...
In this apologetically out of focus shot, the cylinder face of my stainless .375 SA Seville usually resembles that of a mirror, with minor scrubbing. Stainless is a wonderful thing.
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