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Anyone ever find another 28-1?
Just curious....it's been a while since I've seen anything about them.
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Not that I'm aware of. I check in here almost every night, and I'm sure I would have seen something if the forum was aware of it.
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01-12-2022, 01:27 PM
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Not that I'm aware of. I check in here almost every night, and I'm sure I would have seen something if the forum was aware of it.
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I keep looking, whenever I see an older HP. Saw a nice 6 inch no dash the other day in the 180xxx s/n range which got me to thinking about it.
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There HAS to be more than ONE out there somewhere! 
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01-12-2022, 05:03 PM
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It will be found, and letter as a 5" nickel. 
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It will have been converted back in the early 70s to .44 Special.
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01-13-2022, 06:49 PM
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Pls. chime in. A mod 28 is stamped on the frame as "Mod.-28".
The gun we are discussing is stamped " Mod.28-1"
Would a gun stamped " Mod.-28-1", be bogus or correct?
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I had to look at mine and it is a 28-2, four inch.
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Pls. chime in. A mod 28 is stamped on the frame as "Mod.-28".
The gun we are discussing is stamped " Mod.28-1"
Would a gun stamped " Mod.-28-1", be bogus or correct?
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The Standard Catalog of S&W, 4th edition says only 1 is reported.
The 28-1 was replaced by the 28-2 when they became 3 screws.
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Assuming a Model 28-1 is stamped like other -1 model variations, it would be stamped MOD. 28-1 in the yoke cut.
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01-14-2022, 11:49 AM
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Model 28-1
There was (is) only one which was owned by a forum member at one time.
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Thanks all for chiming in. The 28-1, I believe is a 6" and was for sale and living in AZ or NM. So, if anyone comes across an HP that is stamped "Mod.-28-1", run away or take a chance and buy it? What would the range of the Sn. be on a legit gun?
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01-14-2022, 03:59 PM
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Thanks all for chiming in. The 28-1, I believe is a 6" and was for sale and living in AZ or NM. So, if anyone comes across an HP that is stamped "Mod.-28-1", run away or take a chance and buy it? What would the range of the Sn. be on a legit gun?
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It would have an S serial number and be in the 200,000 series IIRC. If I found one I would buy it and verify it after, unless the stamping looked wrong.
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My theory is the factory was set up to stamp MOD 28-1 for more than one gun, so they are out there. Unicorn hunt!
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My theory is the factory was set up to stamp MOD 28-1 for more than one gun, so they are out there. Unicorn hunt! |
I heard rumors of a four inch a few years ago, in the Southwest if I remember....maybe Texas or Arizona. There were no photos to go with the claim though. Even though I'm not accumulating any more I still look and would jump on one if I found it.
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Alan, agree. But after all these years and all the collectors aware of the 28-1, only one verifiable example has surfaced?
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It will have been converted back in the early 70s to .44 Special.
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The serial number range would be approximately S219000 to S230000.
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Alan, agree. But after all these years and all the collectors aware of the 28-1, only one verifiable example has surfaced?
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Just more speculation...
Low demand/small number of orders and therefore production; higher demand or conversion to other N frames (27-1s, not common but more so than 28-1s); or they have just not surfaced yet. Anyone's guess.
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Bill, thanks , duly noted. Mike
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I saw a picture of one once. 
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