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Dad's Gun was probably made in 1966 or 1967. Maybe somebody here can call it closer than SCSW.
The nickel and gold plating was almost certainly an outside job, not a S&W finish combination. There was a shop in my home town in those days that specialized in two and even three tone finishing, blue, gold, nickel.
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I have 1 of the 5 brushed nickel’s also. It doesn’t have any of the standard “n” markings that most people believe it should have. All the non 28 fans believe N should be there. If a 28 was satin blue it has an H on the cylinder. My nickel doesn’t have the H either. My serial number is. N305xx
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06-09-2021, 10:09 PM
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up dated pictures & letter
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06-09-2021, 10:30 PM
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I would imagine a factory letter would clear things up , and be a good investment if one ever decided to sell one of these....
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Pictures of my model 28-2 brushed Nickel serial number N305xx
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That gun looks very legitimate to my untrained eye. It would sure be worth the cost of a letter ($100 now). Per the expert quote below, the serial number is in the range.
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Model 28-2s with a factory brushed nickel finish are quite rare. I believe there are about fifty known to have been made, but only a few in the hands of collectors. The majority of these guns have a serial number in the N28000 to N59000 range and were shipped in mid-1972 to several distributors. They all have four inch barrels. I owned N41758. It did not have an N stamped on any part of the revolver.
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I have 1 of the 54 brushed nickel’s also. It doesn’t have any of the standard “n” markings that most people believe it should have. All the non 28 fans believe N should be there. If a 28 was satin blue it has an H on the cylinder. My nickel doesn’t have the H either. My serial number is. N305xx
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It will set you back $100, but it would also provide authenticity, which will support a high value of your nickel plated Model 28. The finish on yours certainly looks correct, but there are many people out there who will go to great lengths to create forgeries.
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Letter on Nickel 28-2
I haven't been on here in a while. I finally decided to get the letter. I really never tried to get the letter, this has been sitting in my safe & I decided its time to prove it. I also reached out to Jim Supica. He said he would try to get it published in Standard Catalog S&W Edition 5.
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Thanks for coming back and posting the letter!
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This thread has been through a lot of twists and turns over the years. I'm glad it ended with the verification of a true nickel Highway Patrolman.
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"Is this a real nickle 28?"
If your default answer to the question is "No", odds are huge that you will never be wrong...
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Real 28-2 Nickel
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"Is this a real nickle 28?"
If your default answer to the question is "No", odds are huge that you will never be wrong...
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Yes sir. I attached my letter, showing it is a real 28-2 Nickel. Shipped July 20, 1972.
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"Is this a real nickle 28?"
If your default answer to the question is "No", odds are huge that you will never be wrong...
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And sometimes you beat the odds.....
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