Gary7...the sight and blade may be forged together on the 27s and 28s, but the blade was pinned with a single pin on the 29s and 57s.
Bill
Bill
3 1/2" Highway Patrolman??
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Gary7
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Did S&W go to a forged blade later in the 70s on the 29?
I have had several smiths that have the front blade pinned to the ramp and it is very hard to see the pin unless you are looking very carefully for it. I know what you are talking about Doc44. WOW what a 44 mag to have!!!!
The gun in question had just such a front sight and ramp.
Another thing that I did notice was the S&W name was centered on the barrel. Yes I learned that from reading here on this forum.
You all have taught me so much about smiths that I believe that I do not understand all I know. ha ha My mother called that being educated beyond your intelligence! ha ha
John
Edit; I did not know the blade was forged part of the ramp on 27's and
28's. More info!!
The gun in question had just such a front sight and ramp.
Another thing that I did notice was the S&W name was centered on the barrel. Yes I learned that from reading here on this forum.
You all have taught me so much about smiths that I believe that I do not understand all I know. ha ha My mother called that being educated beyond your intelligence! ha haJohn
Edit; I did not know the blade was forged part of the ramp on 27's and
28's. More info!!
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keith44spl
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Wow!
I saw this thread...
Jumped up and scurried down to the saddle shed...Good, my 3 1/2" Pre-28 Hwy Patrolman was still holstered & hangin' on my saddle horn, ~Smiley~
Su Amigo,
Dave
I saw this thread...
Jumped up and scurried down to the saddle shed...Good, my 3 1/2" Pre-28 Hwy Patrolman was still holstered & hangin' on my saddle horn, ~Smiley~
Su Amigo,
Dave
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Scary Gary
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toWow!
I saw this thread...
Jumped up and scurried down to the saddle shed...Good, my 3 1/2" Pre-28 Hwy Patrolman was still holstered & hangin' on my saddle horn, ~Smiley~
Su Amigo,
Dave
That Heater is so cool.
Gary...I believe S&W forged the barrel, ramp and sight blade together for the Model 29 when they standardized the barrel length for their N-frame models at 6-inches in 1979.
Dave...a neat looking and shooting Model 28.
Bill
Dave...a neat looking and shooting Model 28.
Bill
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27 barrel on a 28?
Dave,
Is that a 27 barrel on your 28? I think I can see a faint trace of checkering along the top....plus the finish looks shiny compared to the rest of the gun.....That's a real sweet one though
Wow!
I saw this thread...
Jumped up and scurried down to the saddle shed...Good, my 3 1/2" Pre-28 Hwy Patrolman was still holstered & hangin' on my saddle horn, ~Smiley~
Su Amigo,
Dave
Dave,
Is that a 27 barrel on your 28? I think I can see a faint trace of checkering along the top....plus the finish looks shiny compared to the rest of the gun.....That's a real sweet one though
I thought the sight blade was forged with the ramp?
Gary7-
I spotted your pin right away.
If you look at your picture and count the teeth on the front sight blade (not the the ramp base) starting at the bottom, or rear end of it, then count up to the 12th and 13th teeth, then go straight down to the base (straight as if the gun were perfectly level, and not sitting tilted like it is in the pic), and look at the area centered on the base, you can easily spot the sight pin.
Bill,
you are far more of an expert about S&W's than I can ever hope to be, but I have a 629 P&R that has a pinned blade that Roy said shipped in June '81, and a 29-4 that has the pinned blade that was shipped in late '88. Both of these guns have pins that are very hard to spot, but under halogen lighting, and using a good magnifying glass, you can see the pins. I suppose that about anything was possible though with S&W.
keith44spl
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Dave,
Is that a 27 barrel on your 28? I think I can see a faint trace of checkering along the top....plus the finish looks shiny compared to the rest of the gun.....That's a real sweet one though
San Antonio,
It just keeps gettin' better...
Yep, it's a 27 barrel re-bored and cylinder rechambered to 45 Long Colt. So, the moral is don't take anything a face value...It's kinda like a fun house mirrow.
I don't collect rare or vintage S&W...But, I'm a carrier! ~Smiley~
Su Amigo,
Dave
SAFireman
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ya got me....
Dave,
You fooled me on that one....although your photo did not show a front view of the bore and cylinder, so there was not a hint that it was a Long Colt....That is indeed a neat piece...I have been toying with the idea of taking a shooter grade 28 and converting it to 41 mag....I don't know the wisdom therein, but it would make my day, so long as it held together with standard pressure rounds.
You always have some of the neatest stuff, and it looks like it gets used for its intended purpose as well.
Take care.
...oh and yes Dave, that is RARE and Vintage
San Antonio,
It just keeps gettin' better...
Yep, it's a 27 barrel re-bored and cylinder rechambered to 45 Long Colt. So, the moral is don't take anything a face value...It's kinda like a fun house mirrow.
I don't collect rare or vintage S&W...But, I'm a carrier! ~Smiley~
Su Amigo,
Dave
Dave,
You fooled me on that one....although your photo did not show a front view of the bore and cylinder, so there was not a hint that it was a Long Colt....That is indeed a neat piece...I have been toying with the idea of taking a shooter grade 28 and converting it to 41 mag....I don't know the wisdom therein, but it would make my day, so long as it held together with standard pressure rounds.
You always have some of the neatest stuff, and it looks like it gets used for its intended purpose as well.
Take care.
...oh and yes Dave, that is RARE and Vintage
Gary7
Member
That photo is not mine. I just pulled it from the sales forum for illustration.
I have, however, looked closely at both my 28 and 629 and it's clear to me that the sight blade is part of the same metal as the ramp. There is no discernible pin, nor is there any seam showing on the muzzle edge of the ramp and blade that would indicate they are two separate pieces.
I have, however, looked closely at both my 28 and 629 and it's clear to me that the sight blade is part of the same metal as the ramp. There is no discernible pin, nor is there any seam showing on the muzzle edge of the ramp and blade that would indicate they are two separate pieces.
Gary7-
I spotted your pin right away.
If you look at your picture and count the teeth on the front sight blade (not the the ramp base) starting at the bottom, or rear end of it, then count up to the 12th and 13th teeth, then go straight down to the base (straight as if the gun were perfectly level, and not sitting tilted like it is in the pic), and look at the area centered on the base, you can easily spot the sight pin.
That is what she looked like except the finish was all matte like the HP finishes were. Neat gun there Dave. Although I have no interest in having a 3 1/2" N frame, (please forgive me), I am very interested in that one I saw at the gun show. I would like to know more about it.
John
John
Gary7
In the post I made to Doc44 above, I mentioned that two of my guns have pinned blades that I had never spotted until I used a good glass and halogen lighting. I see them now though, and I'd bet good coin that you have the pin too (at least on your 28, and maybe your 629 depending on vintage). Neither of mine show any hint of a seam at the blade base joint at the muzzle end. That was kind of the point at the factory- make it invisible.
Scary Gary
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San Antonio,
It just keeps gettin' better...
Yep, it's a 27 barrel re-bored and cylinder rechambered to 45 Long Colt. So, the moral is don't take anything a face value...It's kinda like a fun house mirrow.
I don't collect rare or vintage S&W...But, I'm a carrier! ~Smiley~
Su Amigo,
Dave
That is way cooler then when I just thought it was cool. I got to make one of those.
keith44spl
Member
John,
I guess what my point is...With S&Ws, as well as other things in life, it's hard to tell really what's going on. Left the factory that a way or custom?
I passed on a Reg. Mag. one time at a super price...Just one of them 'to good to be true' kinda deals, didn't smell just right, if you know what I mean. Counterfeit? Who knows, it happens in life. I'm just saying.
If time was of no concern and it may not be here real soon. I'll cut a 4" HP barrel to 3 1/2" for just a little show and tell around here.
Back in the 70s then you coudn't hardly fine a S&W in .44 Spl, we made our own from 28s & HD all the time.
I'm just saying, ya never know for sure without The Letter.
Su Amigo,
Dave
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