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Originally Posted by IWK2HT
I think it’s fine the way it’s, to may times we change things for what we think is better and it winds up destroying it. The letter has been fine up till now so why would you want to change it.
If you read the letter and have the gun in your hand and it doesn’t match the way it came from the factory then you can see it’s not Authentic. No?
Ted
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I AM IN TOTAL AGREEMENT, IWK2HT. ALL YOU CAN "AUTHENTICATE" IS HOW IT WAS CONFIGURED, AND WHEN AND TO WHOM IT WAS SHIPPED.....
I HAVE FOOLISHLY INVESTED IN LETTERS FOR 2 OF MY FAVORITE M629s. AFTER CUTTING MY TEETH ON COLT HANDGUNS, AND SHOOTING 1911s, PYTHONS AND DIAMONDBACKS, EXCLUSIVELY, FOR 20 YRS, I STARTED READING ARTICLES BY ELMER KEITH. I BECAME ENAMORED OF THE .44 MAGNUM CARTRIDGE. SHOWING BRAND LOYALTY---I YEARNED FOR A COLT ANACONDA. I JUST DID NOT FALL IN LOVE, WHEN I FINALLY GOT MY HANDS ON ONE. I JUMPED SHIP FOR A LIGHTLY USED, M29 S&W......
I REALLY WAS DRAWN TO THE STAINLESS MODELS, FOR THEIR EASE OF MAINTENANCE AND DURABILITY OF FINISH. I ACCUMULATED 3, ALL USED, THAT SEEMED INTERESTING. I HAD NO BOXES, AND FEW CLUES, AS TO WHAT THEY WERE......
I HAD PURCHASED A 4" M629 THAT WAS SCRIPTED AS A "MOUNTAIN GUN". I DON'T KNOW WHAT I EXPECTED TO FIND OUT, BUT I LETTERED THE OTHER TWO. OF COURSE, AT THIS POINT IN TIME, I KNEW VERY LITTLE ABOUT S&Ws. THE 8 3/8" M629, HAD AN UNFLUTED CYLINDER AND TURNED OUT TO BE A CLASSIC HUNTER. THE 3" TURNED OUT TO BE JUST AN ORDINARY PRODUCTION GUN--NOT A LEW HORTON, ETC. THE INFO ON THE LETTER WAS 90% BOILER PLATE, OTHER THAN SHIPPING DATE AND DESTINATION......
THIS IS NO BIGGIE, AND IMHO, HARDLY WORTH THE COST AND WAIT ON A MODERN GUN (FROM 1980 TO PRESENT)--UNLESS THERE WAS AN EXTRAORDINARY MOTIVE. (TO DOCUMENT SOMETHING LIKE AN ASHLAND M617 WOULD BE A VALID EXCEPTION). THE STANDARD CATALOG, AND A QUERY ON OUR FORUM, WOULD PROBABLY PROVIDE ENUFF INFO TO SATISFY THE OWNER OF A NEWER GUN........
PICS OF THE 3 GUNS THAT I REFERENCE IN THIS POST, APPEAR BELOW.....