sad 29-1

[fat tom]

Pattontime wasn't yanking yo chain, Ralph. There was a pair of what appeared to be N-frame cokes in his post. Dig a little deeper.

Not to mention the $800 or so worth of other grips and adapters. Expensive lesson!
f.t.

 

[m.p.driver]

Would keep it and buy the 629.I have a Colt 1909 that was my GGpa's that he carried as a revenue agent,deputy sheriff,and a moonshiner,pretty much all at the same time.The outside of the barrel is scoured from where a previous relative felt the need to chuck it in a vice,and then attempt to even up the forcing cone with a file.I wont shoot it due to the lead spitting,but would never think of selling it.Eventually i'll find someone to smooth it over and true the barrel up,but to get rid of it would be to get rid of it's family history.

 

[David LaPell]

I have my grandfather's Colt Woodsman that has maybe 50-60% condition on it. I wouldn't consider it a dog or worn out, to me it has character. Who knows how many places that gun was worn and how many times it was on a trapline. I would never consider parting ways with it. That Model 29 is not only very rare, but its also a family heirloom and something that you would later on regret as you might never get back.

 

[mbliss57]

It's a keeper. You won't regret it. Just pretend you don't have it for a decade or so. Then if you want to sell it... by all means. Of course you can do what ever you want. Just some older wisdom look back in time.

 

[29-1]

Gunshops are pretty clueless about a bunch of things. They also specialize in cheating innocent lambs brought to slaughter.

This forum is full of some pretty smart people. Not all are smart about all things. If Chuck tells you its worth $1500, or at least is an asking price, I think you can pretty well bank on it. He's our resident expert on 29-1s. He tells you there are only a couple dozen of them known. Could be half of them are his!

Rule #1, don't trust your local gun shop for anything. They may seem sincere, and they may actually just be dumb. But don't let that prize go to the low bidders.

Other stuff. The scar on the cylinder is probably some kind of damage from a holster or from being allowed to rest on something with vibration. Maybe in a truck glove box, or similar. Don't worry about it, the gun "is what it is". A rarity. Sure, it would be worth more if it hadn't worked for a living for the past half century. Maybe it can tell stories the factory new ones will never dream of.

My advice would be to keep it. We don't allow auctions here on this board. Your gun is an example of why maybe it would be nice on occasion.

Actually I only have 11 Dick

 

[29-1]

Thanks for the help all!

Don't get me wrong - this isn't the only gun I inherited from my father. He was definitely a collector - I remember quite a few different guns that only had temporary homes with us - traded for other things along the way. My 17-5, though not rare, will stay with me. It is one of the prettiest from the collection and quite fun as a shooter too. He occasionally took this 29 out for deer (though never shot one with it) - so I'd like to have a gun for that purpose, but one with less collector value than this one in case anything happens to it. I also have his collection of patches from bullseye target shooting all framed up along with his army marksman award and uniform name tag. Plus a couple of rifles with sentimental value (like the 22 I got to shoot at the end of hunters safety class).

ralph7 - the grips reference is from a batch of grips I sold recently. Yes, I think I made a dumb mistake and sold the grips from this gun in that batch - oh well, live and learn.

29-1: I'll get the serial off it tonight (at work now). Really $1500 as-is?? Do many LGS shops recognize that value or are they clueless about the rarity?

Thanks!

Kevin

Kevin yes 1500 is a fair price for this 29-1 in it's condition which isn't bad at all for this rare model variation. I'd pay you that price in a heartbeat, but like others have said, since it has a family connection you might regret selling it sometime down the road. But, if your not the sentimental type send me a note. The S227 serial prefix tells me it probably went out of the factory sometime between May-Oct 1962, but you won't know for sure unless you get a factory letter. Please PM me the complete serial number as I maintain a log of all known 29-1s and like I said, right now the count is around 25.
Regards
Chuck