Question for the gun guys.....

[66KingFisher]

I'm fixin to paint a guys motorcycle, and as partial payment, the guy wants to barter a handgun. Since I'm not really up to date on whats worth it and what ain't, I thought I ask you gun wise guys your opinion on what this things worth and should you actually know anything about this peticular model, I'd love to know what you think of it as a shooter. I'm either gonna keep it as a home defense weapon or something to take into the woods or I may just sell it....I'm not sure yet, so your opinions will have some bearing on which I choose.

The gun is a Smith and Wesson Model 1955 Revolver chambered for the 45 ACP Cartridge. This gun can be fired with or without Half Moon clips, however without the clips ejection will have to be done round by round.

The clips are sort of like a speedloader and the guy will give me a few to get me started. The gun is in very nice all original condition with some wear and some minor scratches. The bluing is in ok shape but I'm no expert on the subject. The gun appears to be in perfect working order and the owner swears by it. This model has a 6 1/2 inch barrel and I think its concidered a target model, but I'm not 100% sure as I type this. I also found some references to a model 25-2 while searching for info, but I can't confirm that applies to this gun or not yet.

The photos I'm sharing are downloaded from the internet just to show the model, so your not actually viewing the gun I'm getting, but its pretty much identical so I decided to use these since I don't have possesion of the gun yet.....Like I said, I'd love to hear some opinions about the gun and its worth from guys that are knowledgable about this stuff....Cause I ain't...lol...Thanks in advance.