What does no dash mean???

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S&W strives for perfection and as such they often fiddle with the design. The original is a "no dash".. after that the sky's the limit. If you are a collector, then this is important.

I am primarily an "accumulator" but I recently had the opportunity to acquire a S&W 52 no dash. It will fit in my safe beside the 52-1 and the 52-2.

So I guess I have "saved the whales" and collected the whole set..
 
mwtdvm said:
S&W strives for perfection and as such they often fiddle with the design. The original is a "no dash".. after that the sky's the limit. If you are a collector, then this is important.

I am primarily an "accumulator" but I recently had the opportunity to acquire a S&W 52 no dash. It will fit in my safe beside the 52-1 and the 52-2.

So I guess I have "saved the whales" and collected the whole set..
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I shot bulls eye some years ago and always wanted
a model 52. They are great guns. Don
 
Like mwtdvm said.

Sometimes it's just nice having the original model. My favorite no dash I own is my 681.
 
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Well, sorta...

mwtdvm said:
S&W strives for perfection and as such they often fiddle with the design. The original is a "no dash".. after that the sky's the limit. If you are a collector, then this is important.
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I agree that originally the idea was to improve the product with each engineering change or "dash number" revision. Unfortunately, however, at some point certain change were also made in an effort to reduce manufacturing costs by doing less machine work or replacing forged parts with metal injection-molded (MIM) parts.

For example, a 29-2 has a pinned barrel and a recessed cylinder...a 29-3 does not.

A 29-3 is still a fine firearm, but less human labor was invested in producing it. Most collectors would choose the 29-2, or older. Shooters may want a 29-4 or newer as these have an "Endurance Package" which makes for a more rugged gun.

Just one example...
 
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