hello everyone, first time on the site for me. I received a S&W model 29-2 in .41 magnum after my father passed. I've been trying to find information on this gun from day one. I keep coming up empty on all avenues. It has a serial number, and i have found that it was manufactured in 1977-78 but S&W cannot tell me if it left the factory as a .41 or as a .44. It is nickel with 8 3/8 barrel. Any info would be a great help. Thank You
29-2 .41 Magnum
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hkcavalier
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29-2 will be a .44 Magnum. The .41 Magnum is a Model 57. Without the serial number (or most of it) and some pictures there's not much else we can tell you.
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Welcome! A few questions.
Does it chamber a .44 Magnum?
Is there an over- or second model stamp on the frame under the barrel, where the serial number is also stamped?
It is most likely a model 57 mis-stamped as a model 29-2. A letter of authenticity from the S & W Historical Foundation may be helpful, but if the records show it as a model 29-2 there would probably be nothing to indicate it was a .41 Magnum.
Does it chamber a .44 Magnum?
Is there an over- or second model stamp on the frame under the barrel, where the serial number is also stamped?
It is most likely a model 57 mis-stamped as a model 29-2. A letter of authenticity from the S & W Historical Foundation may be helpful, but if the records show it as a model 29-2 there would probably be nothing to indicate it was a .41 Magnum.
Lonegle57
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Welcome to the site. I have been a 41 mag fan for decades. I once had a
6 inch nickle 41 magnum. It was stamped 57-0. If you looked closely under the 57-0 was 29-2. My view, your gun made it out before they restamped the frame. Hopefully you know both the 57 and 29 are N frames. The demand for 44's high while 41 a lot less so 29 stamped frames must have been needed to complete a run of 41's.
6 inch nickle 41 magnum. It was stamped 57-0. If you looked closely under the 57-0 was 29-2. My view, your gun made it out before they restamped the frame. Hopefully you know both the 57 and 29 are N frames. The demand for 44's high while 41 a lot less so 29 stamped frames must have been needed to complete a run of 41's.
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bill-in-texas
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Welcome to the forum!
You’ve certainly found the place where knowledgeable folks can answer your S&W questions.
Now, please be so kind and assist us here by providing pictures, if you are able. That is the very best way to get accurate information on what you have.
-Bill
You’ve certainly found the place where knowledgeable folks can answer your S&W questions.
Now, please be so kind and assist us here by providing pictures, if you are able. That is the very best way to get accurate information on what you have.
-Bill
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Thanks for the replys everyone... bare with me as i'm not the best at computers. I try to get it figured out how to upload pics and get them on here. In the meantime ....there is only one stamp for the model #. What part of the serial number will work or do you need it all? I'll work on the pics asap. Thanks again
Model19man
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This is the easiest forum to post pictures on by far.
gnappi
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A .41 load will flop around in the cylinder, a .44 will not 
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OP-what does the caliber say on the side of the barrel? Do you have ammo to check for fit as people have suggested? There are multitudes of examples of incorrect model or dash number stampings. If the barrel says .41 that is most likely what you have.
Pictures, pictures, pictures!!
Hair Trigger
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That all depends on how much you're planning to take off.
We need the prefix letter (S or N) and the first four of the six digits; put an "x" where the other two are (S1234xx)
It's a S&W N-frame, 8 3/8" barrel, likely a factory applied nickel plate finish. Model 29-2 should be a 44 Magnum, but the barrel is stamped as being 41 Magnum. Factory mismarks are somewhat common with S&W revolvers, but that's a pretty big mistake.
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The big question in my mind is have you shot it. I think I would put a micrometer to the barrel before I tried it. A 44 mag round trying to pass through a 41 barrel could get exciting. I wonder what the guy at the factory who test fired it was thinking. Maybe he wasn't thinking. 
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