Smith 29 6.5 older classic , last day of show

[triaxle]

I was at a show that was ending , the guy had a mint 29/6.5 blued fact rubber grips with inlaid Smith emblem . the gun is flawless blue was ex . has a real nice smooth trigger , its the one with full lug like a 586. red ramp target trigger , hammer with great case color . 750 out the door .looks new . TJB47xx when was it made ? and how did I do on price ? he had a lot higher price on this gun . boy it is a beauty finish wise . I left a 3 in 629 fluted cyl go by for 650 not long ago , I would have second thought this one the whole way home .

 

[Engineer1911]

I don't know about collector value, but you bought a great shooter with the full lug barrel. Factory ammo will be 'brisk', but not uncomfortable to shoot. Price wise you did very well in my opinion for a M29 with excellent blueing but no box or documents.

I would have been a buyer at that price.

 

[murphydog]

I believe this one is called the "Classic". Classically the model 29 did not have the full underlug barrel but the marketing force is strong.

It is an unusual SN for a revolver; the T prefixes tend to be seen on pistols. I think you did fine on the price. Enjoy!

 

[KEN L]

I was at a show that was ending , the guy had a mint 29/6.5 blued fact rubber grips with inlaid Smith emblem . the gun is flawless blue was ex . has a real nice smooth trigger , its the one with full lug like a 586. red ramp target trigger , hammer with great case color . 750 out the door .looks new . TJB47xx when was it made ? and how did I do on price ? he had a lot higher price on this gun . boy it is a beauty finish wise . I left a 3 in 629 fluted cyl go by for 650 not long ago , I would have second thought this one the whole way home .

Most likely Jan - Mar time frame 1991. Pics would be nice!

 

[triaxle]

I just never see this 44 around in gun shops laying for sale . They don`t make them any more type thing .

 

[The Gila Bender]

At $750 you did great, IMO. I'd certainly be player at that price for a minty 29 Classic full lug. Here's mine, "Big Blue", a 29-6 Classic 6.5" bought used and in need of mechanical help back in 1998. BRD prefix dates to 1994. Great gun, a real tackdriver.

 

[Inspector-Callahan]

At $750 you did great, IMO. I'd certainly be player at that price for a minty 29 Classic full lug. Here's mine, "Big Blue", a 29-6 Classic 6.5" bought used and in need of mechanical help back in 1998. BRD prefix dates to 1994. Great gun, a real tackdriver.
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That WALKABOUT is a rare one! There's one of Tom's that I don't have!

IC

 

[muddocktor]

Yeah, I'd say you did well on that buy. I ran across a 29-6 Classic with the 5" barrel last year and felt fortunate to pick it up for $825 out the door.

Here is my 5" Classic wearing a set of Bubinga wood Culina stocks.

 

[357 shooter]

Congratulations on the 29! I had a 29 Classic back in the 1990s . I recall performing a lot of accuracy testing with it and it was quite a good shooter.

 

[triaxle]

That five inch is real nice . I bought a 4 in 629 no dash back in the 80`s with the wood box , it was new , had a few years sold it . Was in a shop not far from here and there is a 4 in 629 for 625.00 I left with out it thought it over, and new not many buy a 4 in 44 . Bought it and was my old one I bought new . That 4 in shoot hard with 180 gr.

 

[lamarw]

Here is a 29-2 I acquired last month with a 4" barrel. It cleaned up nicely.

 

[triaxle]

That is a real nice 29-2 four inch , I still run into older 629 with the 6 inch for like 750 range . I had a 3in 629 fluted cyl wood grips ,no lock for like 639 range . left it go , a week or too later it was still in the gun case .

 

[triaxle]

I just dug up my Safari land lined leather holster for a 6.5 N gun . I new I had one .also still have the shell belt for when I had the 629 no dash 4 in .

 

[greenmachine]

Bumped into this 29-5 at my LGS a few years ago. At the time I was only famliar with the 29-2 so I 'hurried' home to read about it in the SCSW, then 'hurried' back to get it. The price tag says $629 but I don't remember what I actually paid for it. I replaced the rubber grips though.

 

[Dump1567]

Good score. I remember drooling over this one from the late 80's.

 

[triaxle]

I like the one with the wood grips , mine has the rubber finger grip with the fact silver smith emblem .

 

[KEN L]

Bumped into this 29-5 at my LGS a few years ago. At the time I was only famliar with the 29-2 so I 'hurried' home to read about it in the SCSW, then 'hurried' back to get it. The price tag says $629 but I don't remember what I actually paid for it. I replaced the rubber grips though.

I guess you did!!

 

[CH4]

At $750 you did great, IMO. I'd certainly be player at that price for a minty 29 Classic full lug.

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Ditto

I had it's stainless brother, 6.5" 629-4. Sold it to a buddy for $1000 and he was pleased with the price. Tried to buy it back, it's not happening.

 

[triaxle]

Should I just shoot this 44 Classic which is a real beauty , or sell make a little and call it a day , I have a Ruger old model 3 screw to play with also in org box .

 

[Zipdog]

I was at a show that was ending , the guy had a mint 29/6.5 blued fact rubber grips with inlaid Smith emblem . the gun is flawless blue was ex . has a real nice smooth trigger , its the one with full lug like a 586. red ramp target trigger , hammer with great case color . 750 out the door .looks new . TJB47xx when was it made ? and how did I do on price ? he had a lot higher price on this gun . boy it is a beauty finish wise . I left a 3 in 629 fluted cyl go by for 650 not long ago , I would have second thought this one the whole way home .

I was offered a gun like you describe a year ago for $600.00 and I passed. Thought it was too high then and still do.

 

[muddocktor]

Should I just shoot this 44 Classic which is a real beauty , or sell make a little and call it a day , I have a Ruger old model 3 screw to play with also in org box .

Shoot it, as it's not a rare gun. And it has the Endurance Package, so you can run SAAMI compliant ammo through it without putting undue wear on it too. I have a 6 1/2" 629-3 Classic shipped in the same time frame as your 29 Classic, along with the 29-6 Classic I posted above and they both make regular trips to the range and are a pure pleasure to shoot. The full lug barrel on them helps take some of the recoil out of the higher powered reloads I shoot. In my opinion, the Ruger isn't in the same "fun to shoot" category as a Smith to me.

 

[cowboy4evr]

Years ago when I lived in Az , I went to a gun show in Sierra Vista and bought a 629-4 , 4" barrel for $775 OTD . It came with original factory grips , was in very nice shape . It's not pinned and recessed but no key lock nor mim parts . I didn't feel it was a great buy at the time but would not sell it for that amount today . Wish I could find a smith to convert it to 45 Colt as I already have 2 other 44's , one 4" and one 6" . Regards, Paul

 

[triaxle]

I did not get a steal but I thought it was a good find for that money . I just do not see them laying around . I did pass up a 29-2 blued with rubber grips ,nice shape for 425 about a year ago I kick myself on that one .