The weather is ****** here in NY today so I thought I'd dig out something shiny and play around with the camera a little bit.
Here are 2 S series nickel long barreled .44 mags that were shipped about 9 years apart.
The first is S217223 that shipped 6/12/1962 to Beck & Gregg Hardware Co., Atlanta, GA. Nickel 4 screw Model 29s are pretty scarce these days, especially in 8 3/8ths .
The second one is S318653 which didn't ship until 12/2/1971 to Colosimo's Co., Philadelphia, PA. Tuesday will be this revolver's 37th birthday. This was a late shipment for an S series 29-2 as shipment of the N series had already begun by this date. Some collectors speculate that the long barrel .44 Magnum was not all that popular, especially in nickel in the late 60's and this gun may have just stayed up on the shelf at the factory until it was ordered. The shipping carton that this gun came in has a Dec, 1971 stamp on the end label, so perhaps this theory has some merit.
Enjoy
Chuck
