My wife and I had two tables at the Birch Run, MI gun show this weekend and I fared pretty well in the sales department that I bought a few new guns for my collection.

In addition to a Walther TPH and a Kahr P9 I bought two Smith and Wesson handguns; a nice (but filthy inside) Model 469 9mm with two magazines for $300 and a Model 58 4" Nickle .41 Magnum. No box for either of the S&Ws but I did manage to get the folded IPB, information, and operations paper that came with the Model 58.

As the title says this is my second nickle plated S&W; the other is a 6" barreled Model 29-2/3. I say 2/3 because it is stamped -2 but the 2 is overstamped with a 3.

Here is a picture of the Model 58 and the Model 29:





The Model 58 was $700; the 29 I traded a rifle I paid $200 for it.

My neighbor asked me to go with him to that show early Sat. morning, but I had other plans. Probably a good thing for you, since you'd be looking at my post with that gun right now.

Got to Love a Nickle Smith. I just picked up a 4" 29-2 with it's wood case. Beautiful guns!

"IPB" - Now there's an abbreviation I haven't heard in a lot of years! Kind of reminds me of things like "SLTG" and "CG-272". Thanks for the memories!

Oh, and congrats on your new acquisitions.

Now a days they call it COMDTINST 8000.2 Series and that old line throwing gun has been replaced by shooting a blank load in an M16...long gone are the .45-70 and .30 cal SLTGs...

Here's a fun one for you tinman - in 1981 I was issued a S&W Model 41 by the 9th District Armorer so I could go shoot in the Cuyahoga (Cleveland) County Bullseye League!

Yep, I'm an "old Coastie". 20 years was all the fun I could stand.

That was interesting you were issued the Model 41. I figured after the "purge" of 1973 (when all "non-standard") firearms were supposed to be returned to Brooklyn for disposal/destruction, that the Ruger 678 would have been the only .22 pistols left in inventory.

I was stationed in Seattle in 1967 and was issued a Remington 40X, shooting jacket, spotting scope, etc for shooting on the local small-bore rifle team. We shot at the Seattle Police Athletics Association range. The SPAA had a small store on-site, and sold reloading supplies, ammo, etc. Active duty military were allowed to join and use the range.

My, how times have changed!

This Model 58 has one number stamped on the butt, N543xx; and two matching numbers, on the grip portion of the frame and on the cylinder crane: 781xx. So is the N number the serial number or is it a property number?

The serial is the one on the bottom of the grip frame, and it is the number that has the N at the front of it. The others are assembly numbers.

Thanks; I thought is was the s/n but as you can see by my post, I wasn't 100% sure!

I got all three of my S&W Nickles together; the Model 29-2/3, the 58, and this Model 1-1/2 .32 Short centerfire. I've shot it; its a nice little popper...

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I've always liked nickle and that Model 58 is beautiful. Congratulations!