The Model 29 / .44 Magnum photo appreciation thread

[sasu]

29 Classic Lew Horton

629 Trailboss

329PD

(To offset all those long barreled rifles others have posted in this thread.)

 

[Nframe357]

Here's mine,1980 vintage 629 no dash P&R 6". Found it new and unfired in it's original presentation case at the local fall of 07 gunshow, couldn't let it go home with someone else. It's no longer unfired and is fantastically accurate and it's lockup is perfect, probably the best put together Smith that I've ever owned, my favorite 44 as well

 

[Bill Bates]

Originally posted by Doc44:
Bill...Some barrels on 6 1/2-inch 44 Magnums were stamped farther forward than is normally found (s/n range is S178000 to S182000). Your gun is one of those, except for the 5-inch barrel. Let us know what the letter says.

Bill

I expect to see my gun's letter to say it started life with a 6 1/2" barrel. Ok here is the but and it is a big BUT...the placement of the barrel stamps isn't what makes me think it started life with a longer barrel.

Most of the 6 1/2" and 8 3/8" markings are placed in the same spot in relation to the ejector shroud/lug. Cutting the barrel back won't change that position. I have seen ads for a few similar vintage 6 1/2" pre-29 with the same stamping placement. There is one already above in this thread. So what makes me think it is likely a cut barrel is, plain and simple, 5" barrels are very rare; so, odds are pretty high it is a cut barrel.
I haven't seen a lettered 5" barrel pre-29 so I don't know what to expect when it comes to stampings from this time frame.

Of course at the same time if the stampings were done at the same time and were measure/set from the back of the barrel then maybe the 5", 6 1/2" and 8 3/8" are all have the same place. Most of the 6 1/2" and 8 3/8" stampings are in the same spot in relation to the lug. Cutting the barrel wouldn't change that positioning.

So I can be thrilled if this gun came with a 5" barrel. Either way, cut or not, I really love the gun. It is on my never part with list.

 

[J_B]

Here is my 629 (dang I love this gun)

 

[s&wchad]

 

[Doc44]

Bill...44 Magnum, S179546, with an original 5-inch barrel and nickel finish that was shipped to H. H. Harris in Chicago, IL on September 15, 1958. The stampings on the barrel are what I would call "standard".

The guns I have seen in the serial number range of your gun with barrel stampings like yours were shipped in 1960 (later than you would expect for that serial number range).

Bill

 

[Arisin Wind]

 

[RedBerens]

Here is my model 29-8 Mountain Gun;

 

[GLL]

29-2

Jerry

 

[cmort666]

My 4" 29-2 after refinishing:

My 6" 29-2 which I just took hunting in Missouri:

 

[S&Wcamaroman]

There are definitely some NICE .44 mags here!
My 29-2

 

[Stranglehold]

29 No Dash

29-3 One of my hunting revolvers.

Roe

 

[The Gila Bender]

"Big Blue" 1994 29 Classic with 2005 Tom Krein "Walkabout".

 

[toroflow1]

I like both hunks of iron Gila Bender!!

 

[wraco]

Here's mine, a 6 1/2" 29-2.

Regards:
Rod

 

[mray77]

Here's my 29-2, SN N310xxx

 

[29-1]

S130938, one of the first 7 .44 Magnums produced in Jan, 1956.

 

[proctorflash]

This one is close to yours. SN 1802xx 6.5" Barrel Pre-Model 29 Four screw Shipped April 22,1958. Same location of roll marks as yours. I hope this helps

 

[swat74]

my 29 or 629 modéle the three first were resold
629 classic 5 inch
http://images1.hiboox.com/images/4708/12e2604b298b33bea424f27b11082808.jpg


629-1 3 inch

29 4 inch

and the last 29-2 4 inch

sorry for the pictures they 're not very good.

 

[jcelect]

Here's a 29-3 with the 10 5/8" barrel and it has the "N" serial prefix which makes this case period correct!

Here's the deer killer!

Here's a 29-2 "S" serial prefix with a not-so-period correct case!

Here's a NIB never shot one of 136 made and it letters to me!

There's a couple in here also!

jcelect