Hill Country Distributors 1 of 500 confusion.....29-4 or 29-5???

[DubsModel29]

Nothing like a Smith to make you scratch your head. The 4th edition says the Hill Country run was 1 of 500 29-4 in 1989 with product code 101249. I ran across this 12 year old post that has a label with the same product code but his is a 1991 29-5. Just picked up the same revolver that is 4 guns away from this serial number and it's also a 29-5 and exact same configuration.

What I'm trying to figure out is if the 4th edition was wrong or if there was 2 different runs with the same product code in 29-4 AND 29-5???

 

[Rock185]

I bought one of those new, wish I knew the answer. I'd recalled mine was a 29-5, but SCSW says they were -4s. I don't have mine anymore, so I figured I just didn't recall it correctly. But now? Hope someone has an answer...

 

[Xfuzz]

Walked up on one of these this past weekend.
29-4. Not sure...my 3rd edition did not show a production
code. Neither did a 5th edition.
Dash 4....1988
Dash 5....1991
2..2.5 year window on the dash 4's ??

 

[DubsModel29]

Walked up on one of these this past weekend.
29-4. Not sure...my 3rd edition did not show a production
code. Neither did a 5th edition.
Dash 4....1988
Dash 5....1991
2..2.5 year window on the dash 4's ??

I just had someone on Facebook tell me that it was common for a run to start with a certain dash and then carry over to the next dash generation by the time the order was filled. Maybe that's why I'm seeing both 29-4 an 29-5's for that product code.

 

[CH4]

I just had someone on Facebook tell me that it was common for a run to start with a certain dash and then carry over to the next dash generation by the time the order was filled. Maybe that's why I'm seeing both 29-4 an 29-5's for that product code.

Yep, 25-7 and 25-9 is an example of making engineering changes but same product code.

 

[Rock185]

Had something similar happen after I bought a new 27-2, 4". Soon, the 4" run became 27-3s..

 

[WV2A]

I have one of the 29-4 variety with the same product code, 101249, with serial number close, BDS27xx, to the one Xfuzz stole this weekend at the show!

 

[Jeep 1]

Nothing like a Smith to make you scratch your head. The 4th edition says the Hill Country run was 1 of 500 29-4 in 1989 with product code 101249. I ran across this 12 year old post that has a label with the same product code but his is a 1991 29-5. Just picked up the same revolver that is 4 guns away from this serial number and it's also a 29-5 and exact same configuration.

What I'm trying to figure out is if the 4th edition was wrong or if there was 2 different runs with the same product code in 29-4 AND 29-5???

Mine is definitely a model 29-4 and there was 500 of them produced I have never found a record of a model 29-5 being produced as a second run for Hill Country distributors That doesn't mean it's not possible. It could be that there was some overrun barrels and they were produced on the Model 29-5's And the same product code could have been used.
Tom

 

[DubsModel29]

Thanks for the replies guys. Can't wait to pick this one up!

 

[wildman1967]

What would one of these guns be worth in 98% condition with box ?

 

[Jeep 1]

probably $1500 to $1750 could be more

 

[wildman1967]

Thank you Jeep 1 I was just curious what my gun was worth ..