29-2 stainless

[WüstenAdler]

Hi,

I just purchased a 29-2, with pinned barrel and recessed cylinder.
Pretty normal, but it's made from stainless steel. Ist not nickel, it's ss! Serial N30.....

Does anybody knows anything about such a gun? I didn't find anything in the standard catalog....

Thx


Martin

 

[Mule88]

It would have to be a refinish of some type (HardChrome..etc) If it was stainless there would be a "6" in front of the 29...629 which shows it would be made of stainless steel. Welcome to the forum!

 

[WüstenAdler]

Hi

thank's! Made at S&W, or anybody else?

 

[bob1956]

Put a magnet on it

 

[WüstenAdler]

Good idea! But my 66-2 is magnetic too....

 

[Bushytale]

Looking at your pictures, by the color I would guess the barrel and cylinder are Hard Chrome and the frame is Electroless Nickel.

 

[steelslaver]

Magnets and stainless steel. Just because a magnet sticks to a piece of steel doesn't mean it is not stainless. Hardly. While the 300 series stainless steels are pretty non magnetic (austenitic) , the 400 series stainless steels (have about the same attraction to a magnet as regular steel (martensitic). Guns are made from stainless in the 400 series and will definitely be attracted to a magnet.

 

[824tsv]

The finish is most definitely aftermarket, my vote for hard chrome.

 

[WüstenAdler]

Ok, thx you all for your help!

I payed about 900$ for it. What do you think, too much??
The prices here for original ones start at 500$ (poor condition), up to 1500$ (Mint condition)

 

[Ole Joe Clark]

Magnets and stainless steel. Just because a magnet sticks to a piece of steel doesn't mean it is not stainless. Hardly. While the 300 series stainless steels are pretty non magnetic (austenitic) , the 400 series stainless steels (have about the same attraction to a magnet as regular steel (martensitic). Guns are made from stainless in the 400 series and will definitely be attracted to a magnet.

What he said.

Have a blessed day,

Leon

P. S. I also agree that the revolver is probably chrome plated.

 

[murphydog]

Welcome! The price range you quoted is very similar to here in the US. The finish is very durable and rust-resistant so it will be good for outdoor use.

And yes, it is a genuine Smith & Wesson. I think I see German proof marks on the rear barrel and upper frame? Enjoy!

 

[arjay]

Ok, thx you all for your help!

I payed about 900$ for it. What do you think, too much??
The prices here for original ones start at 500$ (poor condition), up to 1500$ (Mint condition)

$900 would be on the high end here,but I don't know how hard they are to find in Austria to guess at a value.

 

[WüstenAdler]

Welcome! The price range you quoted is very similar to here in the US. The finish is very durable and rust-resistant so it will be good for outdoor use.

And yes, it is a genuine Smith & Wesson. I think I see German proof marks on the rear barrel and upper frame? Enjoy!

Yes it are german proof marks...
So the finish was made at S&W?

 

[oysterer]

love it

wow, looks hot, ratchets look pristine and so do the stop notches...whatever it is I really like it a lot. In that condition with factory hard chrome finish I'd be all over it. I would not worry about that one bit if it shoots accurately

 

[H Richard]

I doubt the finish is factory S&W. The industrial hard chrome finishes are applied by numerous different companies. There is something in my way back memory that kind of recalls an electroless nickle of one model for a brief time, but I don't recall what it was.

 

[dant]

finish.............

good info above, as to just which model is, appears to be similar to the 'Metalife' SS from Ron Mahovsky, we did many of them through him back in the 1970s, looks just like stainless but is harder and wears better,,,nice gun

 

[RobertJ.]

Nice revolver, whatever the finish! And it will be durable.

Greetings from the U.S.!

 

[Muley Gil]

Welcome to the Forum.

Armorloy was another after market finish that has been available over the years. It also resembles stainless steel.

 

[Inspector-Callahan]

Armaloy what what I was thinking as well.

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[shawn mccarver]

I am not the first to say it, but that is clearly NOT a stainless steel revolver. It is a carbon steel revolver that has been refinished by some after market refinisher. Among other things, on a stainless revolver of that era, the hammer and trigger would have been flash chromed. Sorry.