My (New to me) Model 49 -

[ImDrRich]

Won a nice Gunbroker auction last night for this Blue S&W Model 49 with original box and paperwork. Very pleased because this is a no-dash and dates to 1973-74. Winning bid was $635 plus shipping if memory serves.

I like the old Bodyguards. They certainly are a bit of an odd duck, but the single action is available should the need arise. It looks like it needs a good cleaning but I'm happy. Another long-time, on the list gun that I now own.

What do you think? Did I do okay on the price?

 

[Cal44]

I have one just like yours.

I think I paid a bit less, but that was 4 years
ago.

Price seems fair.

Not too high.

 

[ispcapt]

I bought this 49-no dash used in 1974. Carried it everyday as my second, off duty and undercover for 20 years. Then got a 649 which I've carried since.
Paid $75 for the 49, factory and Herrett grips, 2 leather holsters, 150 rds of WC ammo and 100 rds of 158 gr LRN ammo. I bought it from an FBI SA who had just gotten it back from their gun people in Quantico. The DA is smooth at 8 lbs. SA breaks at 2.5 lbs.
Currently it wears a Barami Hip Grip and is my gun to grab when making a quick run some place. My wife carries it most of the time.

 

[Truckman]

That's a nice snag...The old steel humpback has always been my favorite J-frame...They just ooze character......Ben

 

[RSinOR]

Model 49

I absolutely love the old humpbacks. I've got a bodyguard
and a Model 49. Carried the Bodyguard as my backup and
off duty weapon, and to this day it's still my #1 choice for
EDC.

The Model 49 is from 1983 and have been trying to sell it
locally for several months but so far no takers.

 

[Grimjaws]

Sell it here

You should sell it here on the forum.

Scuttlebutt has it there are folks on this forum who really like S&W revolvers.

 

[Retired W4]

...Scuttlebutt has it there are folks on this forum who really like S&W revolvers.

Naa, that can't be.

Nice 49. and ispcatp's 49 has a great story with it.

 

[The Kid]

Very nice. I've never owned one but the Humpback is about the only J frame I really lust after.

 

[Jocko-44]

Congrats, great deal!

 

[Tadeus67]

Love my model 49! Congratulations on yours

 

[Retired W4]

We love pictures, so here goes.

The 649 is my wife's gun.

The picture on the right is an electroless nickel 38-2.

 

[boykinlp]

Back when I was looking for a .38 to conceal carry, I looked hard for one of these. I liked being able to have SA available to me. Couldn't find what I wanted in the timeframe I had, so ended up getting a Model 642-2 at a good price point.
Larry

 

[biku324]

Mine is an '81 and was my duty back-up and off-duty revolver from '82 through 2001. The price you paid was a good deal fore sure!

 

[Auburn4]

"Excellent purchase". My 49 is a safe queen, as i carry the model 38 appendix style. Clean it up and carry it. In a HOSTILE situation IT WILL GO BANG.!!

 

[Norton 750]

A good deal for sure. Probably the ugliest revolver I own, and probably the last one I would sell. When they are wheeling me around the nursing home, that thing will be in my pocket.

 

[Vtgw938]

I only got one recently and I really like it for what it is. I paid $450 plus another $35 to transfer it, and it didn't have correct stocks or a box and it sure isn't perfect. But it shoots dead on and is easy to carry.

It is a 49 no dash from June, 1965. I really splurged on the leather.

 

[white cloud]

I consider the humpbacks to be the ultimate pocket gun. One of my 649s is alway in my pocket when I head to town.

 

[S-W4EVER]

A good deal for sure. Probably the ugliest revolver I own, and probably the last one I would sell. When they are wheeling me around the nursing home, that thing will be in my pocket.

I thought the M49 was kinda ugly back in the day so I bought a M36. After awhile I saw the genius in the design and I bought the first M649 I ever saw and carried it as a backup weapon until I bought my M940. I now think the M49 is one of the best looking revolvers S&W has ever made.

Fair deal on a nice revolver, OP.

 

[Armybrat]

I bought my humpback Model 38 Airweight from a Texas LEO twenty years ago. He had carried it as a backup to his Kimber .45.
I like the option of the single action feature.

 

[Marshal Tom]

I always thought the humpbacks were ugly and never gave them a second look. I had a 337 and an M&P340 that I carried in my pocket for several years. Neither one were all that pleasant to shoot because of the light weight. I sold the M&P340 and found a high condition 649-2 in a local shop. I like it very much. I also just purchased a 432UC that may just be the best snubby of all time.