Teddydog
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Today at the local gun show, I was chatting with a dealer that I have known for quite a long time and have bought more than a few guns from. He has been retiring from the show circuit for some time and this weekend will be his last big show (said he will continue with one smaller one-day show for fun).
I helped reduce his inventory by bringing home the subject gun. I sold my last Pre-29 some years ago and have missed it. This one is in a little lower condition and is just the bare gun. SN is S179078 so should be from 1957. 4-screw frame. The SN appears on the butt, in the frame window and on the back of the extractor star, but nowhere else. 6 1/2" barrel and blue finish.
The grips looks nice, but are not numbered and have been butchered. The seller thinks the gun may have had a lanyard ring stirrup installed at one point (def NOT drilled!). Just as likely these grips came from a different gun as you can see a line on both sides of the sideplates where it previously wore some larger stocks. The stocks also have some gunk near the trigger guard area. Looks like maybe wax or resin and it is pretty hard. No idea what it is or why it might be there.
The grips do seem to have some "Coke bottle" swell around the diamonds.
Overall condition is probably "Very Good". A little finish loss at the usual high points and some staining of the bluing with one spot of actual rust scale at the top left rear beneath the rear sight. Not sure if the lack of other serial numbers means a re-barrel and new cylinder, or just unmarked.
I'm happy to have the revolver! I paid $1400 out the door on my C&R license. I'll post some additional pictures in a follow-on post. I welcome any questions or comments or additional info.
Rob
I helped reduce his inventory by bringing home the subject gun. I sold my last Pre-29 some years ago and have missed it. This one is in a little lower condition and is just the bare gun. SN is S179078 so should be from 1957. 4-screw frame. The SN appears on the butt, in the frame window and on the back of the extractor star, but nowhere else. 6 1/2" barrel and blue finish.
The grips looks nice, but are not numbered and have been butchered. The seller thinks the gun may have had a lanyard ring stirrup installed at one point (def NOT drilled!). Just as likely these grips came from a different gun as you can see a line on both sides of the sideplates where it previously wore some larger stocks. The stocks also have some gunk near the trigger guard area. Looks like maybe wax or resin and it is pretty hard. No idea what it is or why it might be there.
The grips do seem to have some "Coke bottle" swell around the diamonds.
Overall condition is probably "Very Good". A little finish loss at the usual high points and some staining of the bluing with one spot of actual rust scale at the top left rear beneath the rear sight. Not sure if the lack of other serial numbers means a re-barrel and new cylinder, or just unmarked.
I'm happy to have the revolver! I paid $1400 out the door on my C&R license. I'll post some additional pictures in a follow-on post. I welcome any questions or comments or additional info.
Rob
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