What happened to this M29???

[2152hq]

I'd vote for a device to allow a person with a physical impairment to the hand to fire it. I've seen a couple that were made up that allowed the shooter to fire a revolver with the thumb of the right hand pressing down on a lever on the left side of the frame. Acting through a pivot and counter lever it pulled the trigger. The ones I saw worked in SA mode only and looked to be custom built projects.

Plug the holes in the frame, reblue and keep shooting that one.

 

[Farmer17]

Maybe you could get some custom grips made to hide that hole and keep it as shooter. The rest of the gun looks like it would clean up fairly nice.

 

[CAR]

My guess is some kind of sight or scope mount.

 

[keppelj]

A rear view mirror?

 

[David LaPell]

I wonder if someone like Bowen Arms could fill the hole in and reblue the gun. If I had a gun like that and bought it cheap, that we be my first phonecall.

 

[Guest]

I can't even begin to guess just what someone was trying to do to this gun or why they were doing it but I can say they made a real mess of it.

The price of having this "mess" repaired and or made "Whole Again" would likely be more than several new revolvers. It would have to be welded up and re-machined by hand and then refinished and re-engraved with all the proper markings. If the cylinder and barrel are still OKay then you will likely make a few bucks selling it for parts. This is a non pinned barrel so this work was done pretty recently but it does look like the cylinder might still be a recessed one so that is a plus in the value department but the ONLY plus I see to this particular gun.

 

[Gun 4 Fun]

If you look at the second photo, you can clearly see that the cylinder isn't recessed.

I agree, that if it could be bought cheaply enough, you could spend some money on having it welded up and re-blued. You could end up with a decent shooter, but for sure it'll never be worth a whole lot. I guess it would all depend on what the repair order came out to.

 

[blackflag]

Originally posted by ischia:
Maybe some Rapper's attempt at a unique piece of "bling"? Must of realised it was way too heavy before he sent it out for plating and the diamonds.

Ischia

Ha, hilarious.

I'll give you $20 for that piece of junk.

 

[S&W-Keeper]

Maybe it is a dirt collecter.

 

[Buford57]

I see you found my old revolver. Around 1980 a buddy and I decided to watch Clint Eastwood movies on the VCR while our wives were out of town. We were dryfiring my 29 while watching "Dirty Harry" and then switched to "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly". After way too many tequila shooters, ol' Roy decided he wanted to wear a gun on a bootlace around his neck like Tuco. Next thing I remember is the sound of my drill press. I'm sure glad whoever found the gun didn't dig down a little farther or they'd have found ol' Roy, too.

There's two kinds of people in the world: those with loaded guns and those who dig; Roy dug. And that ain't epoxy.

 

[neiljrosen]

Some guys shouldn't be allowed to own power tools.

 

[wlmccann]

Is this still at the pawn shop?

 

[Duke426]

No good for anything but a parts gun - provided the parts other than the frame are salvageable. Cost to repair would be prohibitive for a run of the mill gun like that and I don't think anyone reputable (Bowen, Stroh, etc.) would even entertain thoughts of such a project anyway.

 

[Double-O-Dave]

Originally posted by Duke426:
No good for anything but a parts gun - provided the parts other than the frame are salvageable.

Oh, I don't know...if looks could kill, this would be the Henry Lee Lucas of handguns, but it appears to still be serviceable and if so, could still give many years of good service.


Regards,

Dave

 

[Duke426]

Originally posted by Double-O-Dave:

Originally posted by Duke426:
No good for anything but a parts gun - provided the parts other than the frame are salvageable.

Oh, I don't know...if looks could kill, this would be the Henry Lee Lucas of handguns, but it appears to still be serviceable and if so, could still give many years of good service.


Regards,

Dave

I agree, it is shootable.

Just not worth returning to like new condition as some others opined is possible.

 

[MaineProbation]

You don't want to fool around filling those holes with weld as they would have to be finished over anyway. What I would do is fill them with a high quality steel-filled epoxy and then sand and buff to smooth over the pitting. Find someone doing a cheap bluing job and add the stripped revolver and sideplate to the tank. It will never be a safe queen but might make an okay shooter and field gun.

 

[Double-O-Dave]

Originally posted by MaineProbation:
You don't want to fool around filling those holes with weld as they would have to be finished over anyway. What I would do is fill them with a high quality steel-filled epoxy and then sand and buff to smooth over the pitting. Find someone doing a cheap bluing job and add the stripped revolver and sideplate to the tank. It will never be a safe queen but might make an okay shooter and field gun.

My thoughts exactly. I have no use for a .44 Magnum, but if I found this pistol at a cheap enough price, I would be sorely tempted to do as MaineProbation has outlined and get into the .44 Magnum game for cheap.

Regards,

Dave

 

[bub75]

45 Wheelgun,

Can you post the name/phone number of the shop and how much the gun was? I live in OH (about 3 hours to the east of you) and would like to get into the .44 Mag game for handgun hunting. If it's cheap enough (~$100.00-$150.00 but I seriously doubt that), it might be worth it for a project gun. Any collector's value it had is now obviously gone so it would be a good piece to play with. I'd take a chance if it was cheap enough. Thanks.

Bub

 

[2152hq]

The right side hole is the side plate screw,,so one would need a new screw fitted to take care of it and keep the plate in position properly.
The left side I'd clear the hole cleanly with an end mill and rivit a steel plug into place with a slight under cut. Properly done it would very difficult to see and wouldn't move or come out. A touch up blue w/rust blue would complete the work.
The real question as already stated is after all the work,,is it worth that.
As a DIY project, at the right price (very little!) it's a good one to put your time into if a 44Mag is what you're needing. Having to pay to get the work done is most probably a loosing proposition.

 

[palser64]

I would use "Duct-Tape" to repair it and have the blueing done with a "Sharpie pen"!