pre 29 classic hunter

shooter1950 · #1 02-06-2010, 11:26 AM

Was looking for a price if I decide to sell my 29. It's a pre model classic hunter with unfluted cyl,front adj. sites and not stamped classic hunter. this was before they named it the CH. less than 150 rds. I think they only made 500-1000 like this.

H Richard · #2 02-06-2010, 11:59 AM

From the picture, I believe that is a 29-3, Lew Horton Classic Hunter. Mfg in about 1988. I have it's mate.

shooter1950 · #3 02-06-2010, 12:20 PM

Yes it's a 29-3. Just checked, I bought new in July 1988. any idea of it's value today? Nothing about it being a Lew Horton model,looked on box it came in.

H Richard · #4 02-06-2010, 01:07 PM

I lettered mine, and it was shipped 7/21/88, S/N AZE47XX. Roy listed it as a special run of 5000 for Lew Horton. I currently have a $850 value on mine, ( I keep a relatively current value on all my guns in my database). Yours looks to be in about the same condition as mine, pretty nice.

shooter1950 · #5 02-06-2010, 03:24 PM

Thanks. I would think it's worth more because of the special run and unfluted cyl.

H Richard · #6 02-06-2010, 05:02 PM

I would like to think it is, but doubt if it would sell for much more.

BUFF · #7 02-06-2010, 11:18 PM

"I would think it's worth more because of the special run and unfluted cyl."

Yeah, but S&W has made lots of runs of 'special' guns and lots of them have unfluted cylinders.

"Worth" is a relative thing. An item is only worth what someone will pay for it, so if you can find someone willing to pay you $1,000, it's worth $1,000, at least to him. If you wouldn't sell it for less than $1,000, then that's what it's worth to you.

I bought mine NIB in July, 1988. Paid $406.94 out the door. I have only put a few, gentle .44 Special rounds through it. I had it for a few years, unfired, and came up with the idea that it might make a passable PPC revolver, which is what the 4 position front sight was originally designed for by S&W. I thought the larger diameter hole from the bigger .44 bullet might pick me up a few extra points over my .38. I figured out the sights and set them, and shot one match with it. No extra points. Decided to stick with my .38 as it was so much cheaper to load. I haven't shot it since.

Nifty, unusual sixgun.