Is this a 29 ND to 29-1 "transitional revolver"? I think/hope so……
I purchased this gun last week mainly because I thought it fit the description of a "transitional revolver" that was identified from a post on 5-1-2021, where member Breadman1 is trying to get a value on his 29 no dash.
http://smith-wessonforum.com/s-w-hand-ejectors-1896-1961/649722-help-me-value-my-29-no-dash.html
As you can see from the thread link titled "Help me value my 29 no dash", Doc44 identifies Breadman1's 29 ND as a "transitional revolver" from 29 ND to 29-1. He goes on to say because it is a stamped 29 ND in the yoke cut but is configured as a Model 29-1 with an extractor rod with a left-hand thread. He identifies this after seeing close-up pictures of the knurled-up tip and specifically the area just behind it. Doc44 also identifies the serial number range as S219000-S22100.
Two years ago, I purchased that nickel 4" 29 ND "transitional" revolver from Breadman1 and have been on the lookout for another "transitional" revolver ever since.
This blue 6.5", 29 ND caught my eye last week. Even though the serial number, S231193 does not fall in that range listed above, the yoke cut is stamped 29 ND and it has what I believe to be a left-handed threaded extractor rod. I have taken some pictures and posted them here.
These seem to be rare, as Doc44 said in the referenced thread, there are only two reported, but he does say there are probably a few more to be discovered. Hopefully this 6.5" 29 ND is one of them. The serial number is S231193 and I believe it shipped in 1963.
I have also included a picture with both the 4" nickel and the 6.5" blue together showing the knurled tip part of the extractor rod. Let me know if you need anymore pictures.
Hopefully Doc44 or someone else can comment.
Let me know what you think.
I purchased this gun last week mainly because I thought it fit the description of a "transitional revolver" that was identified from a post on 5-1-2021, where member Breadman1 is trying to get a value on his 29 no dash.
http://smith-wessonforum.com/s-w-hand-ejectors-1896-1961/649722-help-me-value-my-29-no-dash.html
As you can see from the thread link titled "Help me value my 29 no dash", Doc44 identifies Breadman1's 29 ND as a "transitional revolver" from 29 ND to 29-1. He goes on to say because it is a stamped 29 ND in the yoke cut but is configured as a Model 29-1 with an extractor rod with a left-hand thread. He identifies this after seeing close-up pictures of the knurled-up tip and specifically the area just behind it. Doc44 also identifies the serial number range as S219000-S22100.
Two years ago, I purchased that nickel 4" 29 ND "transitional" revolver from Breadman1 and have been on the lookout for another "transitional" revolver ever since.
This blue 6.5", 29 ND caught my eye last week. Even though the serial number, S231193 does not fall in that range listed above, the yoke cut is stamped 29 ND and it has what I believe to be a left-handed threaded extractor rod. I have taken some pictures and posted them here.
These seem to be rare, as Doc44 said in the referenced thread, there are only two reported, but he does say there are probably a few more to be discovered. Hopefully this 6.5" 29 ND is one of them. The serial number is S231193 and I believe it shipped in 1963.
I have also included a picture with both the 4" nickel and the 6.5" blue together showing the knurled tip part of the extractor rod. Let me know if you need anymore pictures.
Hopefully Doc44 or someone else can comment.
Let me know what you think.
] is an early one having shipped in January 1963. Some of the early 29-2s have an L stamped on the rear surface of the cylinder indicating an extractor rod and stem with an improved, left-hand thread. I have a Model 29-2, S231233, shipped in March 1963 that has an L stamped on the rear surface of the cylinder.
