Model 29 Heritage series in the early 1970's

[bigmtnman]

Smith & Wesson has some great close-ups on AMC's "Dark Winds" latest episode. Set in the early '70s, the Navajo police chief carries what I see to be a 4" Model 29 with a 4 screw side plate. Then with all the great close ups of him handling and unloading/reloading, I see .... OOPS !! ... rounded/inletted rear sight base (like my M629-4) , no firing pin on the hammer, and Altamont grips. DADGUMMIT (Heritage series?) ... I had been giving the prop "guy" some nice credit for having an appropriately early S&W for use out on the "res" .... Oh well

 

[75Vette]

Good eye. Just don't give the gun to Baldwin to hold.

 

[mod57]

Just a thought, maybe we should start calling the lock "The Baldwin Hole" rather than the "lock".

 

[Pizza Bob]

Not a Heritage Series. You can see, in the posted photo, that the gun as a barrel rib - the 29-9 Heritage Series had a plain tapered barrel.

Adios,

Pizza Bob

 

[JohnHL]

Just a thought, maybe we should start calling the lock "The Baldwin Hole" rather than the "lock".

I love this idea!

But "The Baldwin Hole" is too formal...

Instead, we should call it the "Alec Hole", or to show all due respect to both Alec and Hillary, we just shorten it to the "A-Hole".

John

 

[bigmtnman]

Maybe we can "drift" back here a bit ....... What model do think this is if it's not a Heritage ? ... The crummy pics are taken off my TV. I don't see an inkling of a lock hole, but then it's a really bad pic. You can clearly see the "rounded/inletted" rear sight base and enough to tell there is no firing pin on the hammer. Also the newer Altamont grips.

 

[Pizza Bob]

Maybe we can "drift" back here a bit ....... What model do think this is if it's not a Heritage ? ... The crummy pics are taken off my TV. I don't see an inkling of a lock hole, but then it's a really bad pic. You can clearly see the "rounded/inletted" rear sight base and enough to tell there is no firing pin on the hammer. Also the newer Altamont grips.

I'm not sure that the picture in the OP and those in bigmtnman's post are the same gun.

The OP gun looks like a heavy barrel, while in the latter pictures it appears to be a light tapered barrel (like a Mountain Gun). Also, the gun in the latter pictures - in addition to the round tang rear sight, is also wearing Altamont target stocks. Also the FP is frame mounted. My guess would be a 29-8 Mountain Gun - latter pictures are too fuzzy to tell whether or not it has the IL.

Adios,

Pizza Bob

 

[mod57]

I'm of the opinion that the gun in question is a Classic model . The Heritage is case color no?

 

[.45mtngun]

If you will up "Dark Winds" on the "The Internet Movie Firearms Data Base", the first picture they show certainly shows it to be a heavy barrel 29, not tapered. It's neat to see some of the Native people that were in "Longmire". Thats another show I never get tired of watching re-runs of. Walt packs a good looking 1911!
Jim

 

[mod57]

Maybe we can "drift" back here a bit ....... What model do think this is if it's not a Heritage ? ... The crummy pics are taken off my TV. I don't see an inkling of a lock hole, but then it's a really bad pic. You can clearly see the "rounded/inletted" rear sight base and enough to tell there is no firing pin on the hammer. Also the newer Altamont grips.

If you enlarge bigmtnm's photos you can see the lock flag in the first one, the newer rear sight leaf in the second and the lock hole in the third. The old style cylinder release thumb piece and the blued finish completes the evidence that this gun is a Classic Series model 29.

 

[Miami_JBT]

Heritage series guns were six inch guns with pencil barrels. I know because I own one.

 

[BigMuddy]

I just think it's cool to see wheel guns on a show instead of plastic semis. Mentioning Longmire, Ferg carries a 6" M29.

Dan