4-screw Model 29 in Nickel
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Great looking nickel Model 29. Tough to find with this finish.
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jjbrewst1
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Very Nice Kris. I like it. ALOT.
To quote Uncle George, "Oh, Myyyyyy!"
Congratulations! I like that it hasn't been a safe queen, too. Very cool......
Congratulations! I like that it hasn't been a safe queen, too. Very cool......
Great barrel length for the powerful 44 magnum cartridge.I guess a 4 inch would be o.k. if your Backpacking in Alaska.
GF
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Good catch Kris!
Let me know if you ever want to part with it, I "shipped from the factory" in April of '62 and that's close enough for a birthday gun.
GF
Let me know if you ever want to part with it, I "shipped from the factory" in April of '62 and that's close enough for a birthday gun.
GF
Engine49guy
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Nice !
Need a picture of it paired up with your 4" nickel 19 .
Need a picture of it paired up with your 4" nickel 19 .
Great score Kris, congrats!
GF
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The rarest thing in the picture is the "nox-rust" vapor paper! 
THAT is about as NOS as it gets. Very complete & correct.
Another home run.
GF
THAT is about as NOS as it gets. Very complete & correct.
Another home run.
GF
45Wheelgun
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Sweet! What a great looking gun and package.
I like it. I am not a huge fan of nickel but they are growing on me. I do like the look of case hardened and the blued front sight contrasting with the nickel. very cool.
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Very, very nice find. I particularly like the addition of the box and original accessories. That deserves to be displayed.
Like you Kris, I've wanted a vintage nickel 6"/6.5" for some time myself, and finally found a nice one a few months back, complete with the original box, papers, etc. Sorry, I don't have my photos with me at this puter, but found the photo folder from when I purchased it. It's a sweet Smith in my (small, but growing) collection.
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Hot diggity dogs! Nice catch.
Back around 1977 I was a young deputy sheriff and I went to a small gun show in Opelika, Alabama. I picked up a used M29, 6 1/2" and nickel, that was sitting on a table. It felt sooo good in the hand. Of course, I couldn't afford it, not on my salary.
Years later, I realized that it was fitted with Cokes.
Years later, I realized that it was fitted with Cokes.
WOW Kris, that complete's that package beautifully. Great pictures as well.
44 Mag.
I have one like this I bought in 1975 for a duty pistol when I worked for the local Sheriff's Dept. It served me well. I paid at that time $247.00 for it. Now I would not sell it for 10 times that amount. I have very good memories of carrying it.
Here is mine..Been in Family since she was new
I have one like this I bought in 1975 for a duty pistol when I worked for the local Sheriff's Dept. It served me well. I paid at that time $247.00 for it. Now I would not sell it for 10 times that amount. I have very good memories of carrying it.
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It has seen some use but I think it still looks pretty good.
Uh, yep...I'd say it "still looks pretty good", too.
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There is only four guns that deserve a nickel finish one being the S&W 29/ pre 29 the other three are Colts. As we speak I am closing a deal on a 5 screw nickel in the blue pebble grain case with tools. If I can ever figure out how to post pictures I will post
truckmizer...Only five 5-screw 44 Magnums with an original nickel finish have been reported to date by collectors. Yours could be the sixth!!
Bill
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H P Bushrod
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Beautiful M-29! I love the older ones with the blued and pinned front sight. Thanks for sharing the pics.
That could be quite a splash!!!
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I am sending a check out this morning, and paying dearly. I did not know how rare these are. I have had a passion for 4 and 5 screw 44 mags. since the late '60s and had a few unusual pieces pass through my hands. A pair of nickel consecutive numbered 4 screw no dash 29s and a 5 screw 8 3/8 bbl that Mr. Jinks would not comment on come to light from my dusty memory banks.
That's kind of funny that you mentioned paying $247.00 for it in 1975. About 1978 I paid somewhere around $270.00 - $280.00 for a Model 57, blued .41 Mag, 6" new. I enlisted in the Army in 1982 and before I left, asked a friend to keep it safe for me, along with some shotguns, one a Mossberg 500 12 GA under the name of Sears. He was a good friend, took great care of them, so when I got home I told him to just keep them. Over the years I kept kicking myself, especially over the Model 57, so a couple of years ago I replaced it with a new one, 4" blued for about $800.00. Of all of my Smiths, including my .500s, it is my favorite. But, I still wish I had my first one back. I sure wish I had it back. Thanks for the memories.
Mark
Great purchase Kris and nice job finding the correct equipment!
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