4" 29-2, how much should I pay?

[Retired W4]

You rock with that score friend! Now if only you can find a like deal on some cokes for her. I am envious.

 

[SandSpider]

No, the grips are post 1969.....someone swapped them for the original Cokes, probably sold them for almost as much as you paid for the gun! Very nice .44 Magnum!

I have a question about the grips.

Here's a picture of this newly acquired .44mag on top of my '73 29-2. The grips are different.

So what exactly is on the 1956 gun?


Also (and I hope I'm not breaking any forum rules by posting this), if anybody here has a correct set of grips that would complete my gun for sale, please send me a PM.


Thanks, SandSpider

 

[arjay]

Those are target grips that came out in the late sixties and ran through the seventies.They would be correct for your 29-2.Its wearing grips from the eighties.

 

[Bent-Twig]

I have a question about the grips.

Here's a picture of this newly acquired .44mag on top of my '73 29-2. The grips are different.

So what exactly is on the 1956 gun?


Also (and I hope I'm not breaking any forum rules by posting this), if anybody here has a correct set of grips that would complete my gun for sale, please send me a PM.


Thanks, SandSpider

This is exactly what should be on your gun. I just picked this gun up yesterday for $575. It didnt have the correct grips on it but I had this set waiting for it. It is a 4 screw also but is model marked 29.Yours is a few years earlier. That is a really nice find. Congrats.
Twig.

 

[fat tom]

For someone who didn't know what they were looking at,you certainly made the right decision! If you do decide to replace the grips with a set of appropriate cokes,expect to pay at least two thirds of what you got the gun for.
f.t.

 

[SandSpider]

Thanks!

Is this what I need?

Vintage Smith Wesson N Frame Target Early Diamond Grips Used | eBay

 

[srsmyth]

Thanks!

Is this what I need?

No. Take a close look at Bent-Twig's pictures, the pattern of the checking. Distance from it to the grip bottom.

 

[Art Doc]

Well, now that we know what it it actually is, the price you paid was very good for a pre-model "44 Magnum."

As stated, it has stocks from 1968-1981. The ones with the big cut out are post 1982.

These are pre-1957 target stocks. Note the diamond around the screw and no relief on left side.

Standard targets stocks from 1957-1968 look similar except they have a relief cut for loading. Your 44 Magnum came with what is called "Cokes" because of the shape when viewed from behind. They also have a larger area of checkering. They came on the 44 and 41 Magnums made 1955-1967. These are very expensive and hard to find. Expect to pay $400-$600 for a nice set. Think about how badly you want the gun to have the correct stocks.

Here's a photo posted by member VM comparing standard "Diamond Targets" on left and "Cokes" on right.

 

[SandSpider]

Thank you guys for your generous help.

I have received an offer for a set of grips that I would like to purchase for my gun.

Just to be absolutely sure (not questioning the seller's integrity in the least), and with the seller's permission, here's what I'm looking at:


c220d67f-3bfd-43c0-b6c7-5d79fef3c85c_zpsc32460f9.jpg Photo by Kahjones | Photobucket

2507f665-6cc5-4e4f-b76a-bede3d629de1_zps0016cb01.jpg Photo by Kahjones | Photobucket

c7565ed4-ee68-4545-940d-d0a27fed94d1_zps0ed6ae58.jpg Photo by Kahjones | Photobucket

facbf35c-eeb5-4ff9-9754-1c1ff8d4e8d7_zpsa117f943.jpg Photo by Kahjones | Photobucket


If the experts here can confirm that these are correct for my gun, I'll go ahead and make it complete.


SandSpider

 

[71firebird400]

Yes, the grips being offered to you are true "cokes" and are correct for the gun.

 

[Art Doc]

Thar she blows!

 

[SandSpider]

Thank you, gentlemen. It's a go then!

I'm exited. This gun will be used a lot.


SandSpider

 

[BoltThrower13]

Thank you, gentlemen. It's a go then!

I'm exited. This gun will be used a lot.


SandSpider

It or the 629 are the first things I think of when I want a .44. Not many have the history of the 29 with Dirty Harry and all.

 

[A10]

Be sure to post pics when you put the new grips on!