I've been poisoned !

[Pilgrim]

I recently discovered that the element Ni (atomic number 28) is a hazard to one's mental and emotional being.

It seems that once you touch it, it gets into your skin and causes heart palpitations, and heavy drooling. It causes an addiction, whereby you need more and more, just like nicotine or heavy drugs. Once you get infected, there's no turning back.

When I picked up the Ni plated revolver, about 3 weeks ago, a minty barely fired M36 no dash, I had no idea that Ni was infectious....

...until I saw the new factory fired M15-3 about 2 weeks ago. The palpitations and drooling started all over again and I had to have it to stop the anxiety attacks.

Then last week, I saw and was uncontrollably drawn to a near perfect 4in 29-2. Oh the agony I went thru as I gazed and drooled at the latest example of the curse that is Ni poisoning.

When I got them all home, they even insisted on grouping together. I think it's so the Ni can insidiously somehow maintain or even regenerate it's infectious powers over the people that touch them.

I'm doomed to a life of poverty. Damn that Ni.

edited to add*******************
While I'm here, who can tell me if the 29 would have come with a presentation case and it so, which innards would be in it? The gun dates to late 80 or early 81.
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[Milton]

I know it is a matter of taste but for me nickle revolvers have a unique beauty that others do not have!Very nice revolvers,looks like nickle poisoning is now in your blood!

 

[bronco45]

All three are beautiful Smiths. S&Ws nickle has always been applied in a Knockout manner. Looks like you're still reeling from the punches.

 

[Vulcan Bob]

Ha,another nickel addict! That's some fine revolver's you have there. The only down side to em is cleaning up an nickel gun after shooting!

 

[Harrison]

No offense ment to anyone, but whenever I get the feeling that I might want to own a nickle plated pistola, I go lay on the couch, and watch The Food Channel, until the feeling goes away. So far it has worked.

 

[depicts]

Pilgrim, maybe we could start a local support group for Ni addicts!!?

Nice guns. What's next???

 

[boykinlp]

Pilgrim,
You have found more great guns, in a short order, than I see around me in years. They look fantastic. What's next?

 

[dnonac]

Boxes do not contain the spread of Ni !!!

Not sure if the gun came with a box.....but I do know that Ni is much more contageous when it is "in" a box.

A Ni Mod 29 certainly deserves a box. Here's my first Ni 29-2 from around 1971 that I just picked up from a member. I was just about to sell the box that I had restored when the gun just appeared. Whoda thunk it?

 

[semperfi71]

There are a lot of nickle clad S&W revolvers that look just as gorgeous in nickle as they do in blue. I have a few of them in "either-and-or" because of that.

What is interesting to me is that only a Python or a Diamondback looks good in nickle and not any other Colt, unless its a Single Action Army.

 

[Pilgrim]

a 19 to match my blued one would be nice someday.

I know the shiny stuff probably made everyone miss the end of my OP, so I'll ask again:

who can tell me if the 29 would have come with a presentation case and if so, which innards would be in it? The gun dates to late 80 or early 81.

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dnonac: NICE !
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[murphydog]

who can tell me if the 29 would have come with a presentation case and if so, which innards would be in it? The gun dates to late 80 or early 81.

There is a Forum member who is the expert on these, but per the SCSW the case would have been optional, blue flocked, gun facing to the right, a small lidded compartment below for the tools.

 

[Pilgrim]

thanks !!!!!!

 

[semperfi71]

pilgrim, here's a NIB M57 that is as sold in 1974.

At on point in time, either before or after [probably before] mine the box did have a lidded compartent on one side or the other that held the tools.

My copy of Supica and Nahas is out of reach but it might show the different styles and the dates of occurance.

Regards.

 

[Pilgrim]

I've got the same box (original to the gun) without the covered 'toolbox' like yours. I'm sure the 'toolbox' version was later. I forgot that the SCSW covered boxes when I asked the question and it says the correct one for my new gun would be pointing to the right with the covered tool compartment...as murphydog says.

 

[Bloodhound]

The Ni guns sure have an attraction...but its not just the Ni that gets into your system causing these symptoms...I know, because all my S&Ws are blue...but I have the same symptoms when I see a 19 or 28 or 27 or 57 or 25...I think its the packing lube that smith uses...

 

[Dan M]

Nickel guns are the best IMO, Back when I first started collecting Handguns almost all of them were Plated. I was known as "The Sultan of Shine" back then.

Dan

 

[Yurko]

Blue, Nickel, Stainless...

I think Bloodhound is right, it's something in the packing.


If you wish, you may ignore the non-S&W.
(it's a Beretta Bobcat)

 

[Dave from Pa]

Nickel poisoning and the S&W revolver. Sorry to say there is no known cure.