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WOW, theres a lot of fantistic 44's pictured here !
I'm have no photography skills but will post these pics anyway. Hopefully somebody can tell me how to get such great pics.
These are my two model 29-2's, 6 1/2" barrels. Top one is my best one kept in the vault, the bottom one is the one I have carried for many a year, and it shows.
Heres my 29-2 nickel 8 3/8" barrel.
And heres my 629-4 Classic and 629-1 3" barrel.
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6" 629-1 with factory smooth targets
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Here are some of mine.
29-3.
629.
Pair of 29-2's.
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Model 29-2, courtesy of 29alcoholic and Keith Brown, who made the grips:
Model 29-5:
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Checked again N8821XX Recessed not pined. Is that correct for 1980? What the hey do I have? Says 629 in the middle of the correct area for the Mod. #. Nothing else.
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I don't think your gun is from 1980. More likely 1982, just before the dash one came on stream - you apparently have a transitional example. The dash ones were neither pinned nor recessed. A factory letter might be in order to nail the shipping date.
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This one was purchased brand new in 1980. Has given perfect satisfaction with a fairly high round count since then.
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My one and only M29-2...early 70's model
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The 629 Classic is a -4 and my first .44 mag.The 29-2 is the closest thing to a safe queen I own.It sees range time and and occasional woods carry.The 629 is a true working man's gun.A retired Air Force Col.once told me Smith&Wesson handguns were built for using, Colts were built to look at.I don't buy into that completely,but hey everyone is entitled to their own ideas.Great guns in this thread.
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Maybe not the prettiest of my 29's, but this might be my favorite. It goes everywhere. It is put together correctly, and very accurate. Actually on second thought, it looks pretty dang good.
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That one would be a keeper and shooter for sure. Likey. A lot.
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Re:29-4
Here is my favorite...
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Here are a couple of my 29-2's.
And these are not all S&W's but a bunch are. My quest to own 44 .44 Magnums.
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I'm new to photography but anyhow...
Here's my 29-3...
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Well Big J, your photo came out quite clear and with good detail. Red's my favorite color so that background looks good. Oh, and the pistole looks fine too.
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That one would be a keeper and shooter for sure. Likey. A lot.
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You have impeccable taste. I'll put up another one on here that you may appreciate when I get a chance.
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Model 29-58, shipped in 1974.
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Lew Horton 29-3 Classic Hunter
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Pre 29 5"
Here's a pic of my Pre 29 5".
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My Lew Horton custom 29-10...
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Pre-29, 4 screw shipped Feb '58
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Occasionally something will occur to me that really drives home how fast time goes by. Here is an example. I bought this 4-screw M29 from an Alaskan bush pilot 40 years ago. I remember answering the ad in the paper and going to the guy's house like it was just last month. He kept it in his Super Cub in a leather holster. It had obviously gotten damp a lot as it had a few freckles here and there and there was blueing wear, but it hadn't been fired much. I changed that by running thousands of rounds through it, mostly the Keith load which is all I used for a long time. I packed it on hunting and backpacking trips for years. This revolver is semi-retired now, but it is just as good as it ever was.
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What are those grips? They dont appear to be factory Cokes..interested in finding some like that for myself
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I'll add a few more to the thread since my last post in here...
S #'d 29-2
29 No Dash
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29-2 shipped around 1980.
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Patrick,
What are those grips? They dont appear to be factory Cokes..interested in finding some like that for myself
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Kris - Ill speak for Pat because I know the history of these Beauties.
I sent KB a couple pair of Factory, smooth Rosewood target stocks some time back and he checkered them for me giving them a vintage and unique look.
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Kris - Ill speak for Pat because I know the history of these Beauties.
I sent KB a couple pair of Factory, smooth Rosewood target stocks some time back and he checkered them for me giving them a vintage and unique look.
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Thanks Mike,
I still need to give you a call on the grip repair of mine....between work and the baby, I didnt have any time to call you yet.
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There are some great looking .44s here. I have to say, the gun photography shown here on the Smith & Wesson forum is the best gun on the web. You all do a great job.
Anyway, here are mine. A pre-29 that somehow ended up with a 5 inch barrel and my 629 from the first day or two of production.
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Here's my 29-2 6"
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Here my 29's.
A 29-2 4" from 1979
A 19-2 6.5" from 1978
My newly acquired 29 -No Dash 6.5" from 1962
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29-2 4"
29-4 3" 1 of 2532 in 1989
29-4 5" 1 of 500 for Hill Country Distributors in 1989
29-5 6"
29-4 8 3/8" 1 of 2500 in 1989
629-2 6"
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629-5
It's a very pretty gun but beauty is only skin deep, as this gun exemplifies (bad rifling near forcing cone, undersize throats, latter corrected).
E: Probably doesn't belong here, its post 1980....
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29-3 • 4”
and its 6” buddy
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You all got some great looking 29's-629's..here is my 29-2 i have more pics just trying to locate them! I have a 629 classic i bought in 1992 8 3/8 in. and had it magnaported and neveer shot it! lol.....my 29-2 i bought in Nov. 1978,it is at S&W for repairs now.....trigger lever broke...
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Great pictures of some beautiful guns!!!
Here are a couple pics of my s&w model 29 50th anniversary.
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Thread is a little old but a good one I'll add a couple.
Lew Horton 29-10 1 of 200.
PC 629-7.
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Here's a few of mine.
I just don't know my limitations.
10 5/8inch
8 3/8inch
6 1/2inch
Not photgraphed yet
2 1/2inch 629
6 1/2 inch 29-2 nickle
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Typical 29-2 c1973 Magna grips nonmatching serial
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I only have two model 29's. The first is a 1973 vintage 6 1/2" blued revolver (Dirty Harry era). Came with the presentation box and tools. I later bought paperwork for it that appears to be the correct vintage.
The second one is a 1980 vintage 6" nickel revolver. The neat thing about it is that it came with the blue box, presentation box, and the big cardboard box that held everything. Also has the tools and paperwork.
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My only N-Frame at this time. It's a 629-4, RB, w/ Hogue grips. The prop rod idea was for my sister, she gave me the Pez dispenser, and we're both fans of Loony Toones. (And Seinfeld!)
But I should have polished it (the gun) before I took the photo!
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I recently purchased a 6.5" 629-6 Classic with PowerPort. Sorry for the REALLY ****** picture!! Going to try to take a few better ones this weekend!
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29 & 629 my 2 cents
These two .44's have been superb six guns. The 29 purchased in apr. of 1988 s# s 3170xx; the 629 purchased in nov. 1989 s# n 8378xx
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