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Miss May, 1956 was shipped 5/15/1956 to my home state of Texas. S&W produced 282 .44 Magnums in May '56. The first S&W I owned was purchased at Holt's Sporting Goods in Wichita Falls which was run by the brother of the shop owner in Lubbock. This one has particularly nice stocks I think.
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Im a word. Stunning! Thanks for sharing.
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Chuck, the grain in those Cokes is just spectacular. Thanks for showing us this one.
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Wonder if Buddy Holly owned it at one time...Lubbock was his home town too

That's about as nice a set of grips I've seen. Great gun Chuck
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WOW now that is truly a PIN-UP GIRL...
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Amazing! . . What a gem.

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Chuck,
I just did some research and it turns out you are my long lost father!

That really is another geat gun from your collection, and the stocks are indeed very nice!
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Chuck,
Another beautiful Pre-29! I can sense one Great group photo in December around Christmas!
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What was that "1st" Smith & Wesson you purchased in Wichita Falls?
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Another beautiful Pre-29! I can sense one Great group photo in December around Christmas!
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What was that "1st" Smith & Wesson you purchased in Wichita Falls?
J.C. it was a Model 57 as there wasn't a .44 Magnum to be had due to you know who in 1973. The closest I came to one was watching Magnum Force at the movies right before heading off to Ranger school at Ft Benning. Hard to believe that was over 35 years ago. Where does the time go....
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Dont feel bad Chuck I paid $400 25 years ago for a 29-3 cuz of Harry

BTW it was right after I got back home from Ft. Benning
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Where in Lubbock was Holt's Sporting Goods located? I bought a revolver in Lubbock in 1962 from a place just north of downtown. I went back after the "May 11th 1970 Tornado" to try and locate the shop, but everything was changed.

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Thanks much, Chuck! Those stocks really are amazing.

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Where in Lubbock was Holt's Sporting Goods located? I bought a revolver in Lubbock in 1962 from a place just north of downtown. I went back after the "May 11th 1970 Tornado" to try and locate the shop, but everything was changed.

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rayb, I don't know where Holt's in Lubbock was located as in those days, Wichita Falls where I grew up was too far from Lubbock to ever go there. I didn't see that city until my kids started going to Tech. Maybe someone on the forum originally from there can tell us where Holt's was located.
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Great looking pistol!
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Oh yeah...she's a beauty alright.
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Originally posted by rayb:
Where in Lubbock was Holt's Sporting Goods located? I bought a revolver in Lubbock in 1962 from a place just north of downtown. I went back after the "May 11th 1970 Tornado" to try and locate the shop, but everything was changed.


There was a sporting goods store on 13th St. just across the street from Sears. (the Sears building is now the City Hall) I bought a fine MacGregor baseball glove there in the late 50's. The store's name then was The Sports Center, but it seems it was named something else before that. Holt's rings a bell. I have some feelers out to some other long-time Lubbock people. This got me to wondering too.

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Update...One old-timer thinks there was a Holts store at 6th and College (later University) across from the TT football stadium.
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I did a search on Holts and found this photo from 1970 after the Tornado. The link is to http://www.lubbockonline.com/tornado/photos.shtml

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I did a search on Holts and found this photo from 1970 after the Tornado. The link is to http://www.lubbockonline.com/tornado/photos.shtml


Ray

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RCdeck- Thanks for the link and picture. I'll put this with the gun as I'm sure it's her first home out of the factory.
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Beautiful gun...and the stocks are just about the prettiest Cokes I've ever seen. Stunning piece!
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The BEST. I am amazed at the photography skills I see on this site. Has anybody ever had a disscussion on how they are getting these beatifull pictures. I love the early 29 and even love the history more. Thanks so much.
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The BEST. I am amazed at the photography skills I see on this site. Has anybody ever had a disscussion on how they are getting these beatifull pictures. I love the early 29 and even love the history more. Thanks so much.
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They dont come any sweeeeeeter than that. OUTSTANDING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Mark
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Hi Chuck,

That is just stunning. Love the cokes. Mine is a May gun also.

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T, good to hear from you. The May gun turned out to be one of the tougher ones to find even though 282 were produced that month. Besides your's and mine, wonder where the other 280 are?
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Shipped on May 8, 1956 to the Chicago area. I have owned several others, so they are around .

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That's another mouth watering gun. Thanks for posting, Doc.

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Thanks RCdeck for the research. That building later became the Suzuki motorcycle store.

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