What's my revolver worth?? I don't have the original box.
Gun looks nice and clean. Still trying to figure out how to load a picture of it lol

Hi and welcome!

At that serial number, it should be marked MOD 29. The serial number dates it to late 1959 or early 1960. Have you checked the yoke cut?

Very hard to say about the price without knowing more and seeing pictures. Condition, barrel length and finish will all be factors.

Incidentally, if it has a 6" barrel (not 6 1/2") the price will go up like a rocket!

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SWCA #2475, SWHF #318

Maybe you should clarify - the "rocket price" only applies to the pre-29's as very few of them were made. The pre-29 was originally cataloged in 4" and 6.5" barrels. The 6.5" barrel stayed with us until 1979 and may bring a slight premium. In '79 the 6.5" barrel was dropped in favor of a 6" barrel - these are not the 6" barrels the JP@AK is referring to..

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Thank you guys for the replies! How do I upload a picture of it??
I would like you guys to get to see it👍🏻

Here she is!!!

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I beg to differ. Check the SCSW on page 231, and I quote:
"Note: Only one Model 29 with a 6" barrel is known in the S serial prefix, shipped to H. H. Harris."

If I understand the history of the Model 29 correctly, the 6" barrels showed up in the N prefix range and ultimately (in 1979) replaced all the 6 1/2" barrels. That would have been late in the 29-2 range.

This is unlike the Model 27 (and its predecessor, the .357 Magnum) for which the 6" and 6 1/2" barrels were both offered for quite a long time.

So, an actual Model 29 (no dash) with a 6" barrel would be quite a find.

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Looks like a 6.5 inch barrel. A correct barrel measurement is from the end of the barrel to the front of the cylinder.

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I measured it from the end of the barrel to the revolving part and I got 6" and 3/8s but I probably didn't do it right. Is it a valuable gun or not much special about it?? It was my grandads just trying to see what I got!! Thank you guys

Well if it was grandad's...i would not sell it...that is a real beauty....i know i would love to have one like that handed down to me

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It is quite special as not many are left in that condition with the original grips too...i would say it would be quite valuable too....u will not find many of these out there

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I appreciate all the replys this forum is very helpful thank you guys. 🤘🏻

Welcome to the Forum.

In the S&W world, 6 3/8" is a 6 1/2" barrel. Sometimes during the finishing work, a little bit more of the barrel is trimmed to get everything looking right. Your revolver looks very nice; the grips are referred to as "Cokes" because they somewhat feel like a Coke bottle.

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Nice gun, noob!

That's a Keeper! The fact that it has family history adds a special value. I have my great uncle's pre-17 and it's the first handgun my father shot. I could never let it go, at any price. I hope you keep it.

It is a really cool gun. I just don't know anything about these
Revolvers. I really do appreciate all the feedback🤘🏻 Bullets are expensive for this thing 😬

I agree that one has a 6 1/2" barrel. And the Cokes are very nice. It is a keeper!

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SWCA #2475, SWHF #318

Your 44 Magnum dates to approximately 1960/61 and has what is referred to by collectors as a 4-screw frame. There are three screws in the side plate and one in front of the trigger guard (the cylinder stop plunger screw). 44 Magnums like yours were manufactured from early 1957 until 1962. The stamping of MOD-29 in the yoke cut started at approximately serial number S184000, but a few revolvers missed this step and have no model number (no impact on value). Your 44 Magnum appears to be in its original configuration with correct ("coke bottle") stocks, 6 1/2-inch barrel, and bright blue finish.

If you are interested in learning a little bit more about your Magnum, you can send for a letter of authenticity (cost is $75). The letter will tell you the history of the 44 Magnum, the shipping date and location, and confirm the configuration your revolver.

Bill

No one has given you a ballpark value on your 44 because it is difficult to assess condition with only the one small photo. Additional close up pics would help a lot. The "coke" grips (or stocks in SW speak) are worth maybe $400 on their own. It is considered a sin to separate them from the original gun. The gun with the stocks might be worth in the neighborhood of $2200 in very good condition or $3200 in excellent condition according to the Standard Catalog of Smith & Wesson, 4th edition, page 191. Condition is everything. Prices vary regionally. And, yes, .44 mag factory ammo is expensive. You can also shoot .44 Special in this gun, but that won't give you much of a price break. A lot of 44 shooters handload their own ammo for this reason.

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Wow thank you guys for all the info that's very cool I can find out the history!!!! I'm not selling it just wanted to know what my new addition to the safe was. I shot it and this thing is serious!

Good for you, its always a pleasure to hear about people getting handed down family heirlooms that are as cool as yours. Maybe someone gets handed down an old ring or watch, but nobody...I mean NOBODY gets handed down a 4-screw Model 29 w/Coke grips...thats not just a homerun son, thats the out of the park tater of hand-me downs. My wife's family was so absent any male figures that the only male thing left behind was an original cast iron boot cricket, a working "Teddy and the Bear" savings bank, and a copper turtle spittoon that when you step on its head the shell raises...these things are cool in their own right but trust me, ain't a rust speck on your Model 29, as "they" say "Beauty is truly in the eye of the beholder."

The grips on that revolver alone are worth $400 - $500.

The serial number on the revolver puts the gun at 1959/1960 according to my copy of the SC/SW. So technically it should say Model 29 inside the crane as they started putting model numbers on Revolvers in 1957, but maybe it was a little bit of an older frame and assembled a bit later. With S&W anything is possible.

That revolver was made at a time that people consider one of S&W's Golden eras.

The fit and finish on those guns are among the best, and you have a revolver that was not as common as other models.

In my opinion it is at least an $1800 revolver, and it is probably worth more than that. At auction, with some motivated collectors you would get more.

Hopefully you will hang on to it.

Is it at all possible to see if the original case is anywhere? The case would add a lot of value. It is likely gone, as most were just not held on to.

But please know that in terms of cool/special S&W Revolvers, you have one of them.