Effector 629-1 questions

[pappy15mtdew]

hey guys!

my dad passed away 2 years ago and while going through his stuff i found this smith and wesson 629-1. it was one of his old duty guns and i was wondering if you guys could help me with some information on it.

don’t have any boxes or receipts just the gun but was wondering if anyone knew the approx year and value.

is it a jovino effector?

thanks!

 

[pappy15mtdew]

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slightly better quality picture.

 

[flgolfer29]

I can't help with any details, but sorry to hear about your father's passing. However, that's a great looking revolver.

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[pappy15mtdew]

I can't help with any details, but sorry to hear about your father's passing. However, that's a great looking revolver.

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thank you so much. it means a lot.

 

[pappy15mtdew]

if anyone has any info about this gun please let me know

 

[pbramlett]

Very nice effector you have there. This thread has more info than I can regurgitate so take a look. Especially post 21.


John Jovino Research Thread

 

[.30Calibre]

if anyone has any info about this gun please let me know

I knew the gunsmith that hand made these for the Jovino store.

Cursory glance from this distance, to me, this looks like a pretty legit 629 Effector. Some clear closeups of the following details would help:

• A clear closeup of the EFFECTOR marking on the left side of the barrel.
• The muzzle end, where the front sight meets the top of the barrel.
• Assuming these are the original one-piece Pachmayr's, the area behind the trigger guard (underneath) where the left and right of the rubber meets with a focus on the seam.
• With the grips off: the round butt portion of the grip under the Pachmayr's (where the hammer mainspring notches into the grip).
• The hammer spur, from a top down view.

However, even with all the above verified, the only thing that will really prove true provenance is getting your particular serial number researched and lettered. To the best of my knowledge, the store did very, very few conversions on used or customer supplied guns. The vast majority of Effectors were new in box guns sent to them by Smith & Wesson as they were an authorized dealer. The paper trail for your gun would start with the Jovino store as they would have booked that gun into their bound book as new before converting; there is no faking that.

And yes, if you haven't already, take a look at the Jovino Research Thread posting mentioned earlier.

Looking forward to seeing some closeups!

 

[SAFireman]

Yup, looks legit to me

As for value.....these have gone up in the recent years. I have seen them sell 1800-3500 depending on box, condition, and buyer.