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Originally Posted by Retired W4
If S&W changed the barrel there should be a mark under the left stock panel or a star by the SN. I'm not sure when and if S&W stopped using the star to indicate a rebuild or refinish. Some of my older guns have the star and the letter of authenticity does indicate that they went back to the factory. If the barrel has been changed, and changed by someone other that S&W it may not be marked at all.
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Let's just clear this up a little... A letter from the S&W Factory Historian, Mr. Roy Jinks WILL NOT indicate if the gun was returned for rework. It WILL however tell you the origional configuration when shipped.
By the time this 29 was built in the early 80's the practice of stamping rework data on the grip straps was largely discontinued.