Odd 29-1 Updated

[jcelect]

Joe, thanks for saving me the trouble of replying just what you did. The case interior is respectable for the condition of the gun. I prefer that the case condition match the guns. Neither are safe queens but saw honest wear and tear in their lifetimes. I have the same wear and tear on me too, but I came by it honest and tell folks I earned every one of the white hairs on my head which by now is all of them!
Chuck

I wish I had white hair (on my head)! ?
jcelect

 

[jcelect]

Side note

Something very interesting about Chuck's 29-1. These two serial numbers are in numerical order from my database and are the earliest I have!
S179706 29-1 6 1/2" 10-Dec-62
S219982 29-1 20-Mar-63

It appears #S179706 fell behind the file cabinet until the cleaning lady found it! Do you have a better explanation?
jcelect

 

[CowboyDan]

Thanks for great post and all of the comments - I to was in the 6th grade in 1962 and did not yet have my first Smith & Wesson - Bought my first - a Model 10-6 in 1974 for from memory $104.

Cowboy Dan from Texas

 

[TheTinMan]

Just FYI the Charlottesville Hardware Company was still in business on Main Street when I arrived at UVA in August of 1977.

Wicked cool gun! I feel a bit stoopid - didn't realize how rare the 29-1 was. I tried to bid on one at the most recent Poulin auction but it ran away from my price cap in less than a minute. Pre-auction estimate was $1,000-1,500. Sold for $3,000. I saw it in person at the preview and it had significant flaws IMHO: 2 bad scratches on the cylinder (not turn ring), a good sized chip out of bottom edge of 1 grip, and a spot of bright metal in the middle of the barrel on the right side.

Chip

 

[66fan]

Model 29's

I only have one model 29-2 left. Will never get rid of it. I had the 61/2" but traded for a Mac 90 in 95 after the assault weapons ban. If I had only known about the value it would become I would have kept it. My remaining 29-2 is 83/8'. Keep all guns as long as you can. Pass them down to family.

 

[Bullet99]

Absolutely beautiful gun!! Still looking for a blue one for myself..